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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]
Overview
There have been recent advances towards newer imaging modalities to help detect and quantify hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. These investigations are comparable to the gold standard that is liver biopsy to confirm the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis.
Other Imaging Findings
More recent imaging techniques include:[1][2]
- Transient elastography (FibroScan)
- Acoustic radiation force impulse
- Magnetic resonance elastography
- Measure liver stiffness by using a tranducer
- Transmits and measures vibration (elastic shear wave) as it propogates through the liver
- Velocity of the wave passing through the liver correlates directly with tissue stiffness
References
- ↑ Piscaglia F, Marinelli S, Bota S, Serra C, Venerandi L, Leoni S, Salvatore V (2014). "The role of ultrasound elastographic techniques in chronic liver disease: current status and future perspectives". Eur J Radiol. 83 (3): 450–5. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.06.009. PMID 23891139.
- ↑ Crespo G, Fernández-Varo G, Mariño Z, Casals G, Miquel R, Martínez SM, Gilabert R, Forns X, Jiménez W, Navasa M (2012). "ARFI, FibroScan, ELF, and their combinations in the assessment of liver fibrosis: a prospective study". J. Hepatol. 57 (2): 281–7. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2012.03.016. PMID 22521355.