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LION Study reports pancreatic fat measurement results during diet weight loss

A randomized controlled trial published 2026-11-01 evaluates scan methods for pancreatic fat in adults with obesity.

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A randomized controlled trial titled "Quantifying Pancreatic Fat Using a Free-Breathing Acquisition in Adults With Obesity Undergoing Diet-Induced Weight Loss-Results From the LION Study" appears in NMR in Biomedicine. The trial is listed on PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov [1]. The study enrolled 18 participants and ran for 3 months. Authors reported that compared to Cartesian scans, radial scans exhibited a minor positive volume bias at higher pancreatic volumes. Linear regression for volume was 0.85x + 9.4 cm³. Mean volume bias was 5.8 cm³, with 95% limits of agreement from -7.1 to 18.7 cm³. A proportional PDFF bias was also observed. This bias led to slight overestimation at lower values and underestimation at higher values. Linear regression for PDFF was 0.88x + 2.1%. Mean PDFF bias was -0.2%. Funding was provided by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the German Research Foundation.
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  1. "Quantifying Pancreatic Fat Using a Free-Breathing Acquisition in Adults With Obesity Undergoing Diet-Induced Weight Loss-Results From the LION Study." published in NMR in biomedicine as a randomized controlled trial (PubMed 42788241, doi 10.1002/nbm.70407). Sample: 18 as stated in the abstract. Duration: 3 months. Results as the authors report them: Compared to the Cartesian scans, the radial scans exhibited a minor positive volume bias at higher pancreatic volumes (linear regression: 0.85x + 9 · PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov, read by the New studies instrument · the fact recordUnited Statesofficial source
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