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Title:

Measuring large lipid droplet sizes by probing restricted lipid diffusion effects with diffusion-weighted MRS at 3T.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Weidlich, Dominik; Honecker, Julius; Gmach, Oliver; Wu, Mingming; Burgkart, Rainer; Ruschke, Stefan; Franz, Daniela; Menze, Bjoern H; Skurk, Thomas; Hauner, Hans; Kulozik, Ulrich; Karampinos, Dimitrios C
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The in vivo probing of restricted diffusion effects in large lipid droplets on a clinical MR scanner remains a major challenge due to the need for high b-values and long diffusion times. This work proposes a methodology to probe mean lipid droplet sizes using diffusion-weighted MRS (DW-MRS) at 3T. METHODS: An analytical expression for restricted diffusion was used. Simulations were performed to evaluate the noise performance and the influence of particle size distribution. To validate the method, oil-in-water emulsions were prepared and examined using DW-MRS, laser deflection and light microscopy. The tibia bone marrow was scanned in volunteers to test the method repeatability and characterize microstructural differences at different locations. RESULTS: The simulations showed accurate and precise droplet size estimation when a sufficient SNR is reached with minor dependence on the size distribution. In phantoms, a good correlation between the measured droplet sizes by DW-MRS and by laser deflection (R2 = 0.98; P = 0.01) and microscopy (R2 = 0.99; P < 0.01) measurements was obtained. A mean coefficient of variation of 11.5 % was found for the lipid droplet diameter in vivo. The average diameter was smaller at a proximal (50.1 ± 7.3 µm) compared with a distal tibia location (61.1 ± 6.8 µm) (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: The presented methods were able to probe restricted diffusion effects in lipid droplets using DW-MRS and to estimate lipid droplet size. The methodology was validated using phantoms and the in vivo feasibility in bone marrow was shown based on a good repeatability and findings in agreement with literature.
Journal title abbreviation:
Magn Reson Med
Year:
2019
Journal volume:
81
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
3427-3439
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1002/mrm.27651
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30652361
Print-ISSN:
0740-3194
TUM Institution:
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Zentrum für Ernährungsmedizin - Klinik für Ernährungsmedizin; Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie und Sportorthopädie
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