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Novel equation to determine the hepatic triglyceride concentration in humans by MRI: diagnosis and monitoring of NAFLD in obese patients before and after bariatric surgery

BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is caused by abnormal accumulation of lipids within liver cells. Its prevalence is increasing in developed countries in association with obesity, and it represents a risk factor for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis and hepatocellul...

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Autores principales: Jiménez-Agüero, Raúl, Emparanza, José I, Beguiristain, Adolfo, Bujanda, Luis, Alustiza, José M, García, Elisabeth, Hijona, Elizabeth, Gallego, Lander, Sánchez-González, Javier, Perugorria, María J, Asensio, José I, Larburu, Santiago, Garmendia, Maddi, Larzabal, Mikel, Portillo, María P, Aguirre, Leixuri, Banales, Jesús M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4145227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25164060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-014-0137-y