Chronic liver disease has multiple causes, many of which are increasing in prevalence. The
final common pathway of chronic liver disease is tissue destruction and attempted …

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 …

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 …

The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound convened a panel of specialists from radiology,
hepatology, pathology, and basic science and physics to arrive at a consensus regarding …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of the article is to review the diagnostic performance of ultra-
sound and MR elastography techniques for detection and staging of liver fibrosis, the main …

Staging of liver fibrosis and diagnosis, or exclusion, of early compensated liver cirrhosis are
important in the treatment decisions and surveillance of patients with chronic liver disease …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of ultrasound and MR
elastography, including a glossary of relevant terminology, a classification of elastography …

Elastography has emerged as a preferred non-invasive imaging technique for the clinical
assessment of liver fibrosis. Elastography methods provide liver stiffness measurement …

Liver cirrhosis (LC), the end stage of many forms of chronic hepatitis of different etiologies is
a diffuse process characterized by fibrosis and the conversion of normal liver architecture …

Liver fibrosis is characterized by the accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins such as
collagen in the liver interstitial space. All causes of chronic liver disease may lead to fibrosis …