IHTG content
MRI and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS)
measurements were performed using a 1.5-T whole-body scanner
(Intera; Philips Healthcare, Best, The Netherlands). Sagittal,
coronal and transversal images through the right lobe in the
lower third of the liver were obtained by MRI (slice thickness
8 mm; repetition time/echo time, 500/15 ms; matrix 180696) in
order to gain anatomical and positional information of the liver,
1H-MRS enabled to measure IHTG content by distinguishing
hepatic water from a spectrum of IHTG. Fatty acid chains that
represent different proton moiety were separated by the relative
magnitude of resonance [17].