This multidisciplinary update of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound consensus
statement on liver elastography incorporates the large volume of new information available …

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 …

Patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease who develop clinically significant
portal hypertension (CSPH) are at high risk for hepatic decompensation and mortality if left …

Liver fibrosis is part of the structural and functional alterations in most chronic liver diseases.
It is one of the main prognostic factors as the amount of fibrosis is correlated with the risk of …

The most frequent cause of portal hypertension is liver cirrhosis, and many of lethal
complications of cirrhosis such as ascites and gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage are …

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 …

Portal hypertension (PH) leads to serious complications, such as bleeding from
gastroesophageal varices, ascites and portosystemic encephalopathy in patients with …

Purpose To determine the causal association and effect of intravenous iodinated contrast
material exposure on the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), also known as contrast …

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 …

Purpose To prospectively compare the technical success rate and accuracy of shear-wave
elastography (SWE) and transient elastography (TE) for the detection of clinically significant …