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Reproducible MRI measurement of adipose tissue volumes in genetic and dietary rodent obesity models.
Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI - 1 Oct 2008
Johnson David H, Flask Chris A, Ernsberger Paul R, Wong Wilbur C K, Wilson David L
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To develop ratio MRI [lipid/(lipid+water)] methods for assessing lipid depots and compare measurement variability with biological differences among lean controls (spontaneously hypertensive rats [SHRs]), dietary obese rats (SHR-DOs), and genetic/dietary obese rats (SHROBs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Images with and without chemical shift-selective (CHESS) water suppression were processed using a...
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