Surveillance liver MRI for monitoring patients with known or suspected chronic liver disease

Chronic liver disease (CLD) affects 3 million people in the United States.1 The leading causes of CLD are hepatitis C (HCV) and B (HBV) viruses, alcohol abuse and, in western countries, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Less common risk factors include immune-mediated liver disease, such as autoimmune hepatitis, sclerosing cholangitis, and primary biliary cirrhosis; genetic-related liver disease, such as hereditary haemochromatosis; and toxins (e.g., iron overload). The morphological and functional changes seen with CLD, ranging from steatosis to fibrosis and, ultimately, cirrhosis, are due to a failed wound-healing process in response to these inciting factors.

Source: Clinical Radiology - September 25, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: C. Pozzessere, K.K. Porter, I.R. Kamel Tags: Technical Report Source Type: research