Abstract #2147

Assessment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Severely Obese Children Using 3.0 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Jochem Reinier van Werven¹, B. G. Koot², A. J. Nederveen³, M. A. Benninga², O. H. van der Baan⁴, T. H. Pels Rijcken⁵, P. L. Jansen⁶, J. Stoker³

¹Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; ²Paediatrics, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Netherlands; ³Radiology, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Netherlands; ⁴Heideheuvel Hilversum, Netherlands; ⁵Radiology, Tergooi Hospital Hilversum, Netherlands; ⁶AMC Liver Center/ Hepatology, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Netherlands

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is strongly related to obesity. 1H-MRS is a non-invasive method to detect fatty liver. Therefore we investigated NAFLD in obese children using 1H-MRS.