Background/aims: Lipodystrophy is a rare metabolic disorder characterized by near total or partial lack of subcutaneous adipose tissue and associated with insulin resistance. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging (MRS) to explore the fat content of the liver in patients with lipodystrophy and to determine the relationship between the liver fat accumulation and clinical presentations of lipodystrophy.
Materials And Methods: Between July 2014 and February 2016, 34 patients with lipodystrophy were assessed by MRS for quantification of hepatic steatosis.