Diffusion-weighted MRI in liver fibrosis staging: Added value of normalized ADC using spleen and renal cortex as reference organs

Diffusion-weighted MRI in liver fibrosis staging: Added value of normalized ADC using spleen and renal cortex as reference organs

Aim: To evaluate the potential value of the spleen and renal cortex as a reference organ to improve the performance of DWI in the assessment of liver fibrosis. Material and methods: 44 subjects were included: 30 patients with chronic viral hepatitis and 14 age matched volunteers. They were subjected...

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Main Authors: Tamer F. Taha Ali, Mona AbdelGhaffar El Hariri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
DWI-MRI
Liver fibrosis
Normalized ADC
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16302224

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