Thierry Yzet1, Roger Bouzerar2,
Eric Nguyen-Khac3, Brice Robert1, Denis Chatelain4,
Herv Deramond1, Marc-Etienne Meyer2, Olivier Baledent2
1Radiology, University Hospital,
Amiens, France; 2Imaging and Biophysics, University Hospital,
Amiens, France; 3Hepato-Gastroenterology, University Hospital,
Amiens, France; 4Pathological Cytology, University Hospital,
Amiens, France
Hepatic
fibrosis is secondary to many etiologies and quantification of this fibrosis
is a key point for the clinician. In this work, we wanted to appraise the
potential links between elastometry data and parameters measured using PC-MRI
in 17 subjects developing hepatic pathologies. Three distinct groups,
probably representative of the stage
of hepatic fibrosis, clearly appear A statistically significant linear
correlation between the elasticity
modulus and the vessel area variations
DS or the portal congestion index IC is clearly highlighted. PC-MRI
could be a useful and complementary tool for the understanding of evolution
mechanisms involved in hepatic fibrosis.