The value of liver and spleen ADC measurements in the diagnosis and follow up of hepatic fibrosis in chronic liver disease

Tokgoz O., ÜNAL İ., Turgut G. G., Yildiz S.

ACTA CLINICA BELGICA, cilt.69, sa.6, ss.426-432, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1179/2295333714y.0000000062
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA CLINICA BELGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.426-432
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Apparent diffusion coefficients, Disease, Fibrosis, Liver, Spleen, DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MRI, TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY, RETROPHARYNGEAL SPACE, CLINICAL-APPLICATIONS, CIRRHOSIS, BIOPSY, QUANTIFICATION
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aims: To evaluate the value of spleen and liver apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) in chronic liver disease patients, with and without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and to investigate the use of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the diagnosis and follow-up of hepatic fibrosis.