Liver surface nodularity on non-contrast MRI identifies advanced fibrosis in patients with NAFLD

ConclusionsMRI-LSN has good diagnostic performance in diagnosis of advanced fibrosis in NAFLD patients. A combination of FIB-4 and MRI-LSN derived from pre-contrast MRI could be helpful to detect advanced fibrosis.Key Points•MRI-LSN ≥ 2.5 was accurate for the diagnosis of advanced hepatic fibrosis in NAFLD patients.•The combination of FIB-4 and MRI-LSN improved the detection of advanced fibrosis.•MRI-LSN can be easily derived by unenhanced MRI sequences that are routinely acquired.
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research