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Abstract #4082

Prospective Comparison of IVIM DWI, MR Elastography and Transient Elastography for the Detection of Liver Fibrosis in HCV. Initial Results.

Hadrien A. Dyvorne1, Guido H. Jajamovich1, M. Isabel Fiel2, Douglas Dieterich2, Valerie Martel-Laferriere2, Scott Friedman2, Claudia Donnerhack1, Richard L. Ehman3, Bachir Taouli1

1Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States; 2Department of Medicine/Liver Disease, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States; 3Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States


This prospective study compares different techniques: IVIM DWI, MR elastography and ultrasound elastography, for staging of liver fibrosis in HCV patients. When comparing MRI and ultrasound findings with histologic findings, liver stiffness (measured with MR elastography and ultrasound) showed better performances than IVIM DWI for the detection of liver fibrosis.

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