Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 58, Issue 12 , Pages 1724-1730, December 2009

Sonographic hepatic-renal ratio as indicator of hepatic steatosis: comparison with 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy

  • Marcello Mancini

      Affiliations

    • Biostructure and Bioimaging Institute, National Council of Research (CNR), Naples, Italy
    • SDN Foundation, Institute of Diagnostic and Nuclear Development Naples, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 0812203187x406; fax: +39 0812296117.
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  • Anna Prinster

      Affiliations

    • Biostructure and Bioimaging Institute, National Council of Research (CNR), Naples, Italy
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  • Giovanni Annuzzi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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  • Raffaele Liuzzi

      Affiliations

    • Biostructure and Bioimaging Institute, National Council of Research (CNR), Naples, Italy
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  • Rosalba Giacco

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Food Science, National Council of Research, Avellino, Italy
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  • Carmela Medagli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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  • Matteo Cremone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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  • Gennaro Clemente

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Food Science, National Council of Research, Avellino, Italy
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  • Simone Maurea

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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  • Gabriele Riccardi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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  • Angela Albarosa Rivellese

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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  • Marco Salvatore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy

Received 20 August 2008; accepted 29 May 2009. published online 31 August 2009.

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PII: S0026-0495(09)00242-X

doi:10.1016/j.metabol.2009.05.032

Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 58, Issue 12 , Pages 1724-1730, December 2009

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