Abstract #4068
Prospective Comparison of MR Elastography and US Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse for Evaluation of Hepatic fibrosis
Chen-Te Chou 1,2 , Wen-Pei Wu 2 , Yi-Jun Wang 2 , and Ran-Chou Chen 2,3
1
Radiology, Chang-Hua Christian hospital,
Chang-Hua, Chang-Hua, Taiwan,
2
Biomedical
Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming
University, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan,
3
Radiology,
Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan
According to guidelines published by AASLD, treatment of
underlying disease should be considered if patients with
significant hepatic fibrosis (fibrosis stage 2).
Long-term therapy might result in a regression of
fibrosis. Therefore, differentiating between mild
fibrosis (fibrosis stage 1) and significant fibrosis
is very important to establish an effective treatment
strategy. Our results show that MR elastography had
better diagnostic value than acoustic radiation force
impulse (ARFI) ultrasonography in differentiating mild
fibrosis from significant fibrosis. In conclusion, MRE
provided higher diagnostic performance than ARFI in
differentiating significant hepatic fibrosis (stage
F2) from mild fibrosis.
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