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Analysis of Fluorescent-Stained Lipid Droplets with 3D Reconstruction for Hepatic Steatosis Assessment
Published on: June 2, 2023
Hepatic lipomas and steatosis: an association beyond chance
Gregorio Martin-Benitez1, Luis Marti-Bonmati, Carmen Barber
1Department of Radiology, Dr Peset University Hospital, Avda Gaspar Aguilar 90, 46017 Valencia, Spain. gregojb@hotmail.com
Objective:
To determine if hepatic lipomas have a higher prevalence of liver steatosis than other benign hepatic lesions.
Materials And Methods:
Ninety-two benign hepatic lesions were analyzed with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. There were 6 lipomas and 86 benign non-lipomatous lesions, including 55 hemangiomas, 23 focal nodular hyperplasias (FNH) and 8 adenomas. All studies included a chemical shift T1-weighted sequence (in-phase and opposed-phase) in order to evaluate the presence of steatosis.
Results:
A statistically significant relationship (Fischer's Exact Test, p=0.019) between hepatic lipomas and steatosis was demonstrated. Fifty percent of hepatic lipomas associated steatosis, while this association was present in only 9% of the non-lipomatous lesions.
Conclusion:
Lipomas have a significantly greater association with steatosis when compared to nonlipomatous lesions. This relationship may be related to a common insuline resistance mechanism.
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