Published February 2018 | Version v1
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Advance of MRI T1ρ in evaluation of liver fibrosis

Creators

  • 1. Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu (China)
  • 2. Department of Radiology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha (China)

Description

Chronic liver disease (CLD) is one of the major public health problems, and liver fibrosis is a common feature of CLD. To date, there is no noninvasive method with high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing and monitoring liver fibrosis in clinical practice. MRI T1ρ, a new technology developed in recent years, is sensitive to macromolecular (such as protein) composition and proton exchange between water and macromolecules, and therefore may be sensitive for the evaluation of liver fibrosis. This review introduces the principle and state of the art of liver MRI T1ρ technology, and summarizes the applications of MRI T1ρ for evaluation of liver fibrosis. (authors)

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Identifiers

DOI
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-2848.2018.02.013;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 124-127
ISSN
2095-2848

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
55027101
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FIBROSIS; LIVER; MONITORING; NMR IMAGING; PROTEINS; PROTONS; REVIEWS; SENSITIVITY; SPECIFICITY
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; GLANDS; HADRONS; NUCLEONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES

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39 refs.; http://dx.doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-2848.2018.02.013