Non-invasive detection of liver fibrosis: MR imaging features vs. MR elastography

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 766-775

  Venkatesh, Sudhakar K ^a   Yin, Meng ^a   Takahashi, Naoki ^a   Glockner, James F ^a   Talwalkar, Jayant A ^a   Ehman, Richard L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Liver fibrosis; Liver morphology; Magnetic resonance elastography; Parenchyma texture; Signs of cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939938438     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: 14320509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-015-0347-6     Document Type: Article

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