Magnetic resonance elastography of liver: technique, analysis, and clinical applications

SK Venkatesh, M Yin, RL Ehman - Journal of magnetic …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Many pathological processes cause marked changes in the mechanical properties of tissue.
MR elastography (MRE) is a noninvasive MRI based technique for quantitatively assessing …

Liver stiffness: a novel parameter for the diagnosis of liver disease

S Mueller, L Sandrin - Hepatic medicine: evidence and research, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The noninvasive quantitation of liver stiffness (LS) by ultrasound based transient
elastography using FibroScan® has revolutionized the diagnosis of liver diseases, namely …

Validation of shear wave elastography in skeletal muscle

SF Eby, P Song, S Chen, Q Chen, JF Greenleaf… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle is a very dynamic tissue, thus accurate quantification of skeletal muscle
stiffness throughout its functional range is crucial to improve the physical functioning and …

Review of MR elastography applications and recent developments

KJ Glaser, A Manduca… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The technique of MR elastography (MRE) has emerged as a useful modality for
quantitatively imaging the mechanical properties of soft tissues in vivo. Recently, MRE has …

Hepatic fibrosis: prospective comparison of MR elastography and US shear-wave elastography for evaluation

JH Yoon, JM Lee, I Joo, ES Lee, JY Sohn, SK Jang… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare magnetic resonance (MR) elastography and ultrasonographic shear-
wave elastography (SWE shear-wave elastography) for the staging of hepatic fibrosis (HF …

MR imaging of liver fibrosis: current state of the art

SC Faria, K Ganesan, I Mwangi, M Shiehmorteza… - Radiographics, 2009 - pubs.rsna.org
Chronic liver disease is a major public health problem worldwide. Liver fibrosis, a common
feature of almost all causes of chronic liver disease, involves the accumulation of collagen …

Tomoelastography of the abdomen: Tissue mechanical properties of the liver, spleen, kidney, and pancreas from single MR elastography scans at different hydration …

F Dittmann, H Tzschätzsch, S Hirsch… - Magnetic resonance …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop a compact magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) protocol for
abdomen and to investigate the effect of water uptake on tissue stiffness in the liver, spleen …

Prediction of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis: usefulness of three-dimensional MR elastography with echo-planar imaging technique

SU Shin, JM Lee, MH Yu, JH Yoon, JK Han, BI Choi… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance (MR)
elastography in comparison to spleen length and dynamic contrast material–enhanced …

The effect of a Mediterranean diet on metabolic parameters in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

SP Moosavian, A Arab, Z Paknahad - Clinical nutrition ESPEN, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Dietary habit can play a key role in the prevention and treatment of fatty liver
disease (NAFLD). Although many studies have investigated the effect of Mediterranean diet …

Dynamic postprandial hepatic stiffness augmentation assessed with MR elastography in patients with chronic liver disease

M Yin, JA Talwalkar, KJ Glaser… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. MR elastography (MRE) is an MRI-based technique for quantitatively
assessing tissue stiffness by studying shear wave propagation through tissue. The goal of …