AUG 12, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Associations Between Biochemical Risk Markers and MRI ‐Determined Ectopic Fat Distribution in Liver and Pancreas of Pediatric Obesity
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Single-centre prospective observational study with modest sample size mapping spatial fat distribution patterns using MRI; descriptive and correlational findings without a comparator group or intervention, establishing feasibility of automated segmentation and raising questions about regional ectopic fat heterogeneity.
Reported
Median age (IQR)12 [11, 13] years
Hepatic fat fraction, right lobe…16.22%
Hepatic fat fraction, left lobe (…10.43%