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 …

Magnetic resonance imaging is widely available and accepted as the imaging method of
choice for many pediatric body imaging applications. Traditionally, it has been used in a …

The introduction of hepatobiliary contrast agents, most notably gadoxetic acid (GA), has
expanded the role of MRI, allowing not only a morphologic but also a functional evaluation …

Chronic liver disease is highly prevalent and often leads to fibrosis or cirrhosis and
complications such as liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma. The diagnosis and staging …

Liver fibrosis (LF) is the wound healing response to chronic liver injury. LF is the endpoint of
chronic liver disease (CLD) regardless of etiology and the single most important determinant …

Background Normalized iodine concentration (NIC)(ratio of iodine concentration of liver to
that of aorta) of liver at delayed dual-energy CT (DECT) may reflect the amount of fibrosis …

Purpose To develop a 3D multitasking multi‐echo (MT‐ME) technique for the
comprehensive characterization of liver tissues with 5‐min free‐breathing acquisition; whole …

Background Quantitative T1 and T2 mapping in the abdomen provides valuable information
in tissue characterization but is technically challenging due to respiratory motions. The …

BACKGROUND Magnetic resonance imaging-based technologies are non-invasive
diagnostic tests that can be used to assess non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. OBJECTIVES …

MR elastography (MRE), first described in 1995 and FDA-cleared in 2009, has emerged as
an important tool for noninvasively detecting and staging liver fibrosis in patients with known …