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MRE in NAFLD: Promising but Further Validation is Required

Ryan, JD; Tsochatzis, EA; (2017) MRE in NAFLD: Promising but Further Validation is Required. Annals of Hepatology , 16 (3) pp. 331-332. 10.5604/16652681.1235474. Green open access

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Abstract

MR elastography is a novel method for non-invasive fibrosis assessment, not yet sufficiently validated. In a recent study in 104 patients Park, Gastroenterology 2017; 152: 598-602), MRE was compared to transient elastography for the diagnosis of fibrosis is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The current viewpoint critically appraises this study.

Type: Article
Title: MRE in NAFLD: Promising but Further Validation is Required
Location: Mexico
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.5604/16652681.1235474
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.5604/16652681.1235474
Language: English
Additional information: © 2019, Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, A.C. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: Fibrosis, Fibroscan, Non-invasive, Cirrhosis
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inst for Liver and Digestive Hlth
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1554744
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