Liver stiffness measurement by magnetic resonance elastography is not affected by hepatic steatosis

ConclusionsIn patients with NAFLD, the severity of hepatic steatosis has no significant influence on the liver stiffness measurement with magnetic resonance elastography.Key Points• The MRI-based proton density fat fraction provides a quantitative assessment of hepatic steatosis with high accuracy.• No significant effect of hepatic steatosis on MRE-based liver stiffness measurement was found in patients with S1, S2, and S3 steatosis and between all steatosis grades after patients were grouped according to fibrosis stage.• After adjusting for fibrosis stage and age, there was no statistically significant relationship between liver stiffness and proton density fat fraction in patients with hepatic steatosis (p = 0.065).
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research