Liver Fibrosis Assessment.
Early diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis (HF) is pivotal for management to cease progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HF is the telltale sign of chronic liver disease, and confirmed by liver biopsy, which is an invasive technique and inclined to sampling errors. The morphologic paramete...
| Publicado en: | Seminars in Ultrasound, CT & MRI Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 381 - 390 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
Aug2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=150875367&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 150875367 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 08872171 4H1 jtl: Seminars in Ultrasound, CT & MRI issn: 08872171 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2021 vid: 42 iid: 4 pid: 467 pub: Elsevier B.V. place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 150875367 10.1053/j.sult.2021.03.003 150875367 ppf: 381 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: Liver Fibrosis Assessment. aug: au: Virarkar, Mayur Morani, Ajaykumar C. Taggart, Melissa W. Bhosale, Priya affil: Department of Neuroradiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX sug: subj: Liver Diseases Diagnosis Fibrosis Diagnosis Noninvasive Procedures Utilization Tomography, X-Ray Computed Methods Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods Liver Ultrasonography Early Diagnosis Liver Cirrhosis Risk Factors Disease Surveillance Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Risk Factors Fibrosis Prevention and Control ab: Early diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis (HF) is pivotal for management to cease progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HF is the telltale sign of chronic liver disease, and confirmed by liver biopsy, which is an invasive technique and inclined to sampling errors. The morphologic parameters of cirrhosis are assessed on conventional imaging such as on ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Newer imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance elastography and US elastography are reliable and accurate. More research studies on novel imaging modalities such as MRI with diffusion weighted imaging, enhancement by hepatobiliary contrast agents, and CT using perfusion are essential for earlier diagnosis, surveillance and accurate management. The purpose of this article is to discuss non-invasive CT, MRI, and US imaging modalities for diagnosis and stratify HF. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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