Liver fibrosis imaging: A clinical review of ultrasound and magnetic resonance elastography

YN Zhang, KJ Fowler, A Ozturk, CK Potu… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Liver fibrosis is a histological hallmark of most chronic liver diseases, which can progress to
cirrhosis and liver failure, and predisposes to hepatocellular carcinoma. Accurate diagnosis …

[HTML][HTML] Elastography-based screening for esophageal varices in patients with advanced chronic liver disease

R Paternostro, T Reiberger… - World journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Elastography-based liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is a non-invasive tool for estimating
liver fibrosis but also provides an estimate for the severity of portal hypertension in patients …

Comparison of gradient-recalled echo and spin-echo echo-planar imaging MR elastography in staging liver fibrosis: a meta-analysis

YS Kim, YN Jang, JS Song - European radiology, 2018 - Springer
Objectives To compare the diagnostic performance of gradient-recalled echo-based
magnetic resonance elastography (GRE-MRE) and spin-echo echo-planar imaging-based …

Comparison of technical failure of MR elastography for measuring liver stiffness between gradient‐recalled echo and spin‐echo echo‐planar imaging: A systematic …

DW Kim, SY Kim, HM Yoon, KW Kim… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) using a gradient‐recalled echo (GRE)
or a recently available spin‐echo echo‐planar imaging (SE‐EPI) sequence is a promising …

Precision and Test-Retest Repeatability of Stiffness Measurement with MR Elastography: A Multicenter Phantom Study

E Ozkaya, P Kennedy, J Chen, O Bane, JR Dillman… - Radiology, 2024 - pubs.rsna.org
Background MR elastography (MRE) has been shown to have excellent performance for
noninvasive liver fibrosis staging. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the …

Magnetic resonance elastography of liver and spleen: Methods and applications

P Garteiser, S Doblas, BE Van Beers - NMR in Biomedicine, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The viscoelastic properties of the liver and spleen can be assessed with magnetic
resonance elastography (MRE). Several actuators, MRI acquisition sequences and …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetic resonance elastography: basic principles, technique, and clinical applications in the liver

HE Akkaya, A Erden, DK Öz, S Ünal… - Diagnostic and …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a constantly advancing technique for
assessment of stiffness of tissues with newer technology and sequences. It is being …

Technical success rates and reliability of spin-echo echo-planar imaging (SE-EPI) MR elastography in patients with chronic liver disease or liver cirrhosis

SL Choi, ES Lee, A Ko, HJ Park, SB Park, BI Choi… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To determine the technical success rates of MR elastography (MRE) according to
established gradient-recalled echo (GRE) and spin-echo echo-planar imaging (SE-EPI) …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic hepatitis B and metabolic risk factors: a call for rigorous longitudinal studies

WK Seto - World journal of gastroenterology, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Long-term nucleos (t) ide analogue therapy in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is
effective in suppressing viral replication and reducing liver-related complications. However …

Liver MR elastography at 3 T: agreement across pulse sequences and effect of liver R2* on image quality

ER Felker, KS Choi, K Sung, HH Wu… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objectives of our study were to compare MR elastography (MRE) based on
gradient-recalled echo (GRE) imaging with spin-echo echo-planar imaging (SEEPI) and …