Many pathological processes cause marked changes in the mechanical properties of tissue.
MR elastography (MRE) is a noninvasive MRI based technique for quantitatively assessing …

A common clinical concern in patients with NAFLD is whether they have NASH or simple
steatosis and, more importantly, what the stage of fibrosis is and whether the level of fibrosis …

Conventional imaging techniques cannot provide information about tissue mechanical
properties. Many injuries can cause changes in tissue stiffness, especially tumors and …

Background & Aims Transient elastography (TE) is a validated non-invasive tool to evaluate
hepatic fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Whether TE may sense …

Background: Assessment of liver fibrosis and steatosis is now almost indispensable in most
of the chronic liver diseases in order to determine prognosis and need for treatment, and to …

In diffuse liver disease, it is extremely important to make an accurate diagnosis of liver
fibrosis prior to determining indications for therapy or predicting treatment outcome and …

Background The present study evaluated performance characteristics of liver stiffness
measurement (LSM) by FibroScan in patients with different stages of nonalcoholic fatty liver …

Assessment of liver fibrosis and steatosis is crucial in chronic liver diseases in order to
determine the prognosis, the need of treatment, as well as monitor disease progression and …

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess prospectively the accuracy of measurement of
liver fibrosis with real-time tissue elastography (RTE) in patients with chronic viral hepatitis …

Accurate determination of the presence and degree of fibrosis in liver is of great importance,
because the prognosis and management strategies for chronic liver disease depend mainly …