Putting it all together: established and emerging MRI techniques for detecting and measuring liver fibrosis.
Chronic injury to the liver leads to inflammation and hepatocyte necrosis, which when untreated can lead to myofibroblast activation and fibrogenesis with deposition of fibrous tissue. Over time, liver fibrosis can accumulate and lead to cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease with associated portal h...
| Published in: | Pediatric Radiology Vol. 48; no. 9; pp. 1256 - 1273 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | diagnostic images review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Aug2018
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |