MRI and MRE for non-invasive quantitative assessment of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in NAFLD and NASH: clinical trials to clinical practice

PS Dulai, CB Sirlin, R Loomba - Journal of hepatology, 2016 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents one of the most common causes of
chronic liver disease, and its prevalence is rising worldwide. The occurrence of non …

Critical comparison of elastography methods to assess chronic liver disease

M Friedrich-Rust, T Poynard, L Castera - … reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2016 - nature.com
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 …

Magnetic resonance elastography for staging liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a diagnostic accuracy systematic review and individual participant data …

S Singh, SK Venkatesh, R Loomba, Z Wang, C Sirlin… - European …, 2016 - Springer
Objectives We conducted an individual participant data (IPD) pooled analysis on diagnostic
accuracy of MRE to detect fibrosis stage in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging predicts clinical outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease

M Pavlides, R Banerjee, J Sellwood, CJ Kelly… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Multiparametric magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has been
demonstrated to quantify hepatic fibrosis, iron, and steatosis. The aim of this study was to …

Fibrosis assessment in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in 2016

DH Kaswala, M Lai, NH Afdhal - Digestive diseases and sciences, 2016 - Springer
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of liver pathologies characterized by
hepatic steatosis with a history of little to no alcohol consumption or secondary causes of …

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

RG Barr, G Ferraioli, ML Palmeri… - Ultrasound …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
METHODS AND CONFERENCE PREPARATIONS The comoderators of the conference
(RGB and DL) designed the schedule for the consensus conference and invited the …

Imaging findings of congestive hepatopathy

ML Wells, ER Fenstad, JT Poterucha, DM Hough… - Radiographics, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Congestive hepatopathy (CH) refers to hepatic abnormalities that result from passive hepatic
venous congestion. Prolonged exposure to elevated hepatic venous pressure may lead to …

[HTML][HTML] General review of magnetic resonance elastography

G Low, SA Kruse, DJ Lomas - World journal of radiology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is an innovative imaging technique for the non-
invasive quantification of the biomechanical properties of soft tissues via the direct …

Liver stiffness measurements with MR elastography: agreement and repeatability across imaging systems, field strengths, and pulse sequences

AT Trout, S Serai, AD Mahley, H Wang, Y Zhang… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To prospectively assess agreement and repeatability of magnetic resonance (MR)
elastography liver stiffness measurements across imager manufacturers, field strengths, and …