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 …

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 …

Elastography in chronic liver disease: modalities, techniques, limitations, and future directions

A Srinivasa Babu, ML Wells, OM Teytelboym… - Radiographics, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
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 …

Magnetic resonance elastography in the diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis

EM Godfrey, L Mannelli, N Griffin, DJ Lomas - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT …, 2013 - Elsevier
Liver fibrosis is a common feature of many chronic liver diseases, and can ultimately
progress to cirrhosis. Conventional imaging is insensitive to liver fibrosis, necessitating a …

Ultrasound elastography and MR elastography for assessing liver fibrosis: part 2, diagnostic performance, confounders, and future directions

A Tang, G Cloutier, NM Szeverenyi… - American journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
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 …

Liver fibrosis: Review of current imaging and MRI quantification techniques

L Petitclerc, G Sebastiani, G Gilbert… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Elastography assessment of liver fibrosis: society of radiologists in ultrasound consensus conference statement

RG Barr, G Ferraioli, ML Palmeri, ZD Goodman… - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
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 …

Imaging of hepatic fibrosis

RP Mathew, SK Venkatesh - Current gastroenterology reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to discuss the current imaging
techniques for non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis (LF). Recent Findings Elastography …

Non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis: a comparison of ultrasound-based transient elastography and MR elastography in patients with viral hepatitis B and C

AE Bohte, A de Niet, L Jansen, S Bipat… - European …, 2014 - Springer
Objective To compare the diagnostic accuracy of TE and MRE and establish cutoff levels
and diagnostic strategies for both techniques, enabling selection of patients for liver biopsy …

Liver fibrosis assessment: MR and US elastography

A Ozturk, MC Olson, AE Samir, SK Venkatesh - Abdominal Radiology, 2022 - Springer
Elastography has emerged as a preferred non-invasive imaging technique for the clinical
assessment of liver fibrosis. Elastography methods provide liver stiffness measurement …