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SUBMITTER: Dyvorne HA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4842106 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dyvorne Hadrien A HA Jajamovich Guido H GH Bane Octavia O Fiel M Isabel MI Chou Hsin H Schiano Thomas D TD Dieterich Douglas D Babb James S JS Friedman Scott L SL Taouli Bachir B
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver 20160207 5
<h4>Background & aims</h4>Establishing accurate non-invasive methods of liver fibrosis quantification remains a major unmet need. Here, we assessed the diagnostic value of a multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI and magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) in comparison with transient elastography (TE) and blood tests [including ELF (Enhanced Liver Fibrosis) and APRI] for liver fibrosis detection.<h4 ...[more]