Abstract #2130

A New Diffusion-based Elastography for Quantitatively Assessing Liver Fibrosis without External Devices in a Large Set of Patients

Jie Yuan¹, Fan Mo², Yongming Dai², Yuan Feng³, Suhao Qiu³, Songhua Zhan¹, and Zhigang Gong¹

¹Department of Radiology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 201203, Shanghai, China, ²MR Collaboration, United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China, ³Institute for Medical Imaging Technology, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China

Due to the non-invasive superiority, Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) has emerged as an alternative approach to liver biopsy, the current golden standard for staging liver fibrosis. However, the use of external vibration devices brings costs of scan time and money. Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) has shown the potential to characterize liver fibrosis at a microscopic level recently. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of DWI to provide quantitative estimates of tissue stiffness without external devices among patients with different types of liver fibrosis and compare the inter-method agreement between MRE and the proposed method.

How to access this content:

For one year after publication, abstracts and videos are only open to registrants of this annual meeting. Registrants should use their existing login information. Non-registrant access can be purchased via the ISMRM E-Library.

After one year, current ISMRM & ISMRT members get free access to both the abstracts and videos. Non-members and non-registrants must purchase access via the ISMRM E-Library.

After two years, the meeting proceedings (abstracts) are opened to the public and require no login information. Videos remain behind password for access by members, registrants and E-Library customers.

Click here for more information on becoming a member.