Quantitative MRI of liver grafts for assessment of macrovesicular steatosis ex vivo and long-term follow-up outcomes

Gen Chen1, Jianzhong Jiang2, Xinqiang Wang2, Hui Guo2, Lifen Zhou1, Daoyu Hu1, Ihab R. Kamel3, Zhishui Chen2, Zhen Li1
1Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
2Institute of Organ Transplantation, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education NHC Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
3Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA

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