Pooler BD, et al. - Researchers conducted this prospective study to monitor liver fat longitudinally before and after bariatric surgery using quantitative chemical shift-encoded (CSE) MRI and to compare with changes in body mass index (BMI), weight, and waist circumference (WC). From June 27, 2010, through May 5, 2015, 126 participants with obesity who were undergoing evaluation for bariatric surgery with preoperative very low calorie diet (VLCD) were enlisted. They observed that average liver proton density fat fraction (PDFF) decreased to normal (< 5%) by 6–10 months following surgery, with mean time to normalization of about 5 months. Findings revealed that initial PDFF was a strong predictor of both PDFF change rate and normalization time. No body anthropometric correlated with either result.