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Comparison of non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency using magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) Quantification, and 2D-shear wave elastography (2D-SWE).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Reiter Rolf, Wetzel Martin, Hamesch Karim, Strnad Pavel, Asbach Patrick, Haas Matthias, Siegmund Britta, Trautwein Christian, Hamm Bernd, Klatt Dieter, Braun Jürgen, Sack Ingolf, Tzschätzsch Heiko
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Although it has been known for decades that patients with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) have an increased risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, limited data exist on non-invasive imaging-based methods for assessing liver fibrosis such as magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) quantification, and no data exist on 2D-shear wave elastography...
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