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Pediatric MR elastography of hepatic fibrosis: principles, technique and early clinical experience.

Numerous pediatric conditions result in hepatic fibrosis. As treatments develop for the underlying disorders, a non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis would be beneficial as an adjunct or possible replacement for the traditional gold standard, liver biopsy. Magnetic resonance elastography is a no...

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Publicado en:Pediatric Radiology Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 402 - 410
Autores principales: Binkovitz LA, El-Youssef M, Glaser KJ, Yin M, Binkovitz AK, Ehman RL, Binkovitz, Larry A, El-Youssef, Mounif, Glaser, Kevin J, Yin, Meng, Binkovitz, Anna K, Ehman, Richard L
Formato: case study research Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Apr2012
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
Sumario:Numerous pediatric conditions result in hepatic fibrosis. As treatments develop for the underlying disorders, a non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis would be beneficial as an adjunct or possible replacement for the traditional gold standard, liver biopsy. Magnetic resonance elastography is a noninvasive imaging technique that has been used successfully in adults for identification and assessment of liver fibrosis. This review describes the basic principles of MR elastography as well as the technical aspects specific to children. Clinical pediatric applications, limitations and areas for future research are described.