Magnetic resonance elastography of the liver in patients status-post fontan procedure: Feasibility and preliminary results

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-14

  Serai, Suraj D ^a   Wallihan, Daniel B ^a   Venkatesh, Sudhakar K ^b   Ehman, Richard L ^b   Campbell, Kathleen M ^a   Sticka, Joshua ^a   Marino, Bradley S ^a   Podberesky, Daniel J ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastography; Fontan; Liver biopsy; MRE; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LIVER CONGESTION; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ELASTOGRAPHY; FONTAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MRE; PEDIATRIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CHILD; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOFTWARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892862626     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/chd.12144     Document Type: Article

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