Diagnostic Accuracy of Hepatic MRI-PDFF and R2 for the Evaluation of Liver Steatosis and Liver Iron Overload: A Meta-analysis

• Published in: Academic radiology
• Main Authors: Yuan, Kecheng, Liu, Qingyun, Huangfu, Xuhe, Luo, Penghui, Wang, Changliang, Qi, Fulang, Chen, Lin, Qiu, Bensheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 13.06.2025
• Subjects: Iron overload; R2; Cutoff values; Magnetic resonance imaging; Liver steatosis

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of hepatic magnetic resonance imaging-derived proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) and R2* using the multi-echo Dixon technique for the evaluation of liver steatosis (LS) and liver iron overload (LIO). The study focuses on the determination of optimal cutoff val...