Magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction: A potential surrogate endpoint for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis clinical trials

Ziming AN; Qin FENG

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2021.06.047

Volume 37 Issue 6

Jun. 2021

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Magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction: A potential surrogate endpoint for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis clinical trials

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2021.06.047

Ziming AN¹,
Qin FENG^{1, 2, 3, 4
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1.
Institute of Liver Disease, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
2.
Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
3.
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
4.
Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201203, China

Received Date: 2020-11-02
Accepted Date: 2020-12-04
Published Date: 2021-06-20

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Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) is an imaging method that uses magnetic resonance technology to perform objective, quantitative, and noninvasive assessment of fat in the whole liver. This article mainly analyzes the correlation between MRI-PDFF value and the "gold index" nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) liver histological evaluation and explores its advantages and disadvantages as a noninvasive evaluation index for NASH clinical trials. Current studies have shown that MRI-PDFF, as an emerging noninvasive technique, is suitable for quantifying liver fat content and evaluating the degree of hepatic steatosis, but it cannot replace liver biopsy as a tool for the diagnosis of NASH. Meanwhile, the relative reduction in MRI-PDFF after drug intervention is not only highly correlated with the improvement of fat deposition, but also correlated with the improvement of inflammation and ballooning degeneration, and MRI-PDFF can predict the overall improvement of liver histology to a certain extent. Therefore, MRI-PDFF is considered a potential surrogate endpoint for NASH clinical trials.
- Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis,
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Proton Density Fat Fraction,
- Clinical Trail

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Magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction: A potential surrogate endpoint for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis clinical trials

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2021.06.047