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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2011; 17(25): 3012-3019
Published online Jul 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i25.3012
T1-weighted dual-echo MRI for fat quantification in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Lucia Pacifico, Michele Di Martino, Carlo Catalano, Valeria Panebianco, Mario Bezzi, Caterina Anania, Claudio Chiesa
Lucia Pacifico, Caterina Anania, Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161-Rome, Italy
Michele Di Martino, Carlo Catalano, Valeria Panebianco, Mario Bezzi, Department of Radiological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161-Rome, Italy
Claudio Chiesa, Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, 00133-Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Pacifico L, Anania C and Chiesa C designed the study; Pacifico L, Di Martino M and Anania C collected the data; Di Martino M, Catalano C, Panebianco V and Bezzi M performed the measurements and analyses; Catalano C, Panebianco V and Bezzi M drafted the manuscript; Chiesa C wrote the manuscript; all the authors participated in the critical review and in the final approval of the manuscript.
Supported by A grant from Sapienza University of Rome (Progetti di Ricerca Universitaria 2008-2009)
Correspondence to: Claudio Chiesa, MD, Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, 00133-Rome, Italy. claudio.chiesa@ift.cnr.it
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Received: December 13, 2010
Revised: March 1, 2011
Accepted: March 8, 2011
Published online: July 7, 2011
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