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Abstract #3650

Accuracy of MR elastography (MRE)-determined liver shear stiffness for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and advanced fibrosis in adults with known or suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Nikolaus M Szeverenyi 1 , Claude Sirlin 1 , William M Haufe 1 , Michael S Middleton 1 , Yu Shi 2 , Kevin Glaser 2 , Richard Ehman 2 , and Rohit Loomba 1

1 Univ. of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States, 2 Mayo Clinic, MN, United States

This prospective study was performed to assess the accuracy of MR elastography (MRE)-derived shear stiffness values as predictors for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and advanced fibrosis in adults with known or suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), using contemporaneous liver biopsy as reference. We found that MRE acquired using relatively low-frequency mechanical waves and a 3D inversion algorithm provides high accuracy in the diagnosis of NASH and advanced fibrosis in patients with NAFLD.

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