Abstract #1534
Use of enhanced T2 star-weighted angiography (ESWAN) to distinguish severity of liver cirrhosis
CHUNMEI MA 1 , Ailian Liu 1 , YE LI 1 , LIHUA CHEN 1 , and HEQING WANG 1
1
The first affiliated hospital of Dalian
medical university, Dalian, Liaoning, China
Chronic liver disease causes iron deposition such as
liver cirrhosis.Because iron is paramagnetic, when iron
deposition increases, the uniformity of the local
magnetic field changes to various degrees depending on
the content of the iron deposition. Thus, iron
deposition can result in an increase in susceptibility
effects, thereby affecting the T2∗relaxation time and
R2* value.Resently, a novel MRI sequence, enhanced
susceptibility weighted angiography (ESWAN), has been
widely used in clinical practice .The aim of this study
was to investigate the interrelation between hepatic
Iron deposition and liver function in patients with
liver cirrhosis by means of enhanced T2 star-weighted
angiography (ESWAN).
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