title: [Quantification of pancreas fat by MRS and FATSAT with 3.0T MRI].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To test the values of MR spectroscopy (MRS) and fat saturation (FATSAT) in quantifying fat content in pancreas with 3.0T MR.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-five healthy volunteers were examined with 3 different MR techniques IP/OP, MRS, and FATSAT, to quantify pancreas fat content (FC). The IP/OP result served as a reference standard.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The IP/OP, FATSAT and MRS detected (8.2 +/- 2.0)%, (11.8 +/- 4.7)% and (8.8 +/- 4.6)% of pancreas fat content, respectively. The IP/OP result correlated with the MRS result (r = 0.809, P < 0.001), but not with the FATSAT result (r = 0.311, P = 0.069).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For 3.0T MRI, MRS technique can quantify pancreas fat content, but FATSAT can not.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: He-Han
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Guang-Wen
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012016:Reference Values