Evaluation of the changes in hepatic apparent diffusion coefficient and hepatic fat fraction in healthy cats during body weight gain.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Similar to findings in people, cats had decreasing hepatic ADC as HFF increased. Protons associated with fat tissue in the liver may reduce diffusivity, resulting in a lower ADC than in liver with lower HFF. Longer studies and evaluation of cats with different nutritional states are necessary to further investigate these findings. PMID: 32969732 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32969732?dopt=Abstract

Source: American Journal of Veterinary Research - September 26, 2020 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Steger GL, Salesov E, Richter H, Reusch CE, Kircher PR, Del Chicca F Tags: Am J Vet Res Source Type: research