Quantitative elastography methods in liver disease: current evidence and future directions

P Kennedy, M Wagner, L Castéra, CW Hong… - Radiology, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Chronic liver diseases often result in the development of liver fibrosis and ultimately,
cirrhosis. Treatment strategies and prognosis differ greatly depending on the severity of liver …

Emerging non-invasive approaches for diagnosis and monitoring of portal hypertension

X Qi, A Berzigotti, A Cardenas… - … lancet Gastroenterology & …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Clinically significant portal hypertension is associated with an increased risk of developing
gastro-oesophageal varices and hepatic decompensation. Hepatic venous pressure …

MR elastography of liver: current status and future perspectives

IS Idilman, J Li, M Yin, SK Venkatesh - Abdominal Radiology, 2020 - Springer
Non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis has evolved over the last couple of decades.
Currently, elastography techniques are the most widely used non-invasive methods for …

[图书][B] Magnetic resonance elastography: physical background and medical applications

S Hirsch, J Braun, I Sack - 2017 - books.google.com
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a medical imaging technique that combines
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with mechanical vibrations to generate maps of …

Diagnostic accuracy of spleen stiffness to evaluate portal hypertension and esophageal varices in chronic liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Hu, X Huang, J Hou, L Ding, C Su, F Meng - European radiology, 2021 - Springer
Objectives To systematically review studies on the diagnostic accuracy of spleen stiffness
measurement (SSM) for the detection of clinical significant portal hypertension (CSPH) …

Spleen stiffness is superior to liver stiffness for predicting esophageal varices in chronic liver disease: a meta-analysis

X Ma, LE Wang, H Wu, Y Feng, X Han, H Bu, Q Zhu - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background and Aims Liver stiffness (LS) and spleen stiffness (SS) are two most widely
accessible non-invasive parameters for predicting esophageal varices (EV), but the reported …

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) in cancer: Technique, analysis, and applications

KM Pepin, RL Ehman, KP McGee - Progress in nuclear magnetic resonance …, 2015 - Elsevier
Tissue mechanical properties are significantly altered with the development of cancer.
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a noninvasive technique capable of quantifying …

Magnetic resonance elastography of abdomen

SK Venkatesh, RL Ehman - Abdominal imaging, 2015 - Springer
Many diseases cause substantial changes in the mechanical properties of tissue, and this
provides motivation for developing methods to noninvasively assess the stiffness of tissue …

Four-dimensional flow MRI as a marker for risk stratification of gastroesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis

U Motosugi, A Roldán-Alzate, P Bannas, A Said… - Radiology, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To assess the feasibility of four-dimensional (4D) flow MRI as a noninvasive
imaging marker for stratifying the risk of variceal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis …

Accuracy of liver and spleen stiffness on magnetic resonance elastography for detecting portal hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Singh, MP Wilson, P Katlariwala… - European journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Methods A systematic review of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and the
Grey Literature through to 15 August 2019 was performed. Original articles with> 10 patients …