[Quantification of pancreas fat by MRS and FATSAT with 3.0T MRI].
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.
Yuan
Fang
F
Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Song
Bin
B
Tang
He-Han
HH
Chen
Guang-Wen
GW
Li
Jing
J
Xie
Yi
Y
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