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Abstract #0146

MR Tagging-based liver elasticity study with the use of full strain tensor analysis for better understanding of mechanical alterations in NAFLD

Anna Orzylowska 1 , Krzysztof Jasinski 1 , Pawel T. Jochym 2 , Edyta Maslak 3 , and Tomasz Skorka 1

1 Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland, 2 Department of Materials Research by Computers, Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland, 3 Department of Endothelium Experimental Pharmacology, Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Krakow, Poland

The purpose was to develop MR tagging (MRt) based cardiac-induced liver deformation analysis for the assessment of liver elasticity in mouse model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The deformation was computed from MRt images as the maps of principal strains, fractional volume changes, and absolute strain magnitude, and quantified using two-dimensional central and invariant image moments. In NAFLD, the deformed area within all maps was more irregular in comparison to Controls. The central and invariant moments revealed decreased strain area and level. The proposed method provided a routine suitable for in-vivo measurements of the liver elasticity impairement in NAFLD.

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