Tang An, Cloutier Guy, Szeverenyi Nikolaus M, Sirlin Claude B
1 Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, QC, Canada.
2 Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC, Canada.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Jul;205(1):33-40. doi: 10.2214/AJR.15.14553. Epub 2015 Apr 23.
The purpose of the article is to review the diagnostic performance of ultra-sound and MR elastography techniques for detection and staging of liver fibrosis, the main current clinical applications of elastography in the abdomen.
Technical and instrument-related factors and biologic and patient-related factors may constitute potential confounders of stiffness measurements for assessment of liver fibrosis. Future developments may expand the scope of elastography for monitoring liver fibrosis and predict complications of chronic liver disease.
本文旨在综述超声和磁共振弹性成像技术在肝纤维化检测及分期中的诊断性能,这是目前弹性成像在腹部的主要临床应用。
技术和仪器相关因素以及生物学和患者相关因素可能构成评估肝纤维化时硬度测量的潜在混杂因素。未来的发展可能会扩大弹性成像在监测肝纤维化和预测慢性肝病并发症方面的应用范围。