Current status of magnetic resonance T2*weighted imaging and susceptibility weighted imaging in chronic liver disease
WANG Dan
LI Jie
CHEN Tianwu
Abstract：Liver fibrosis is a common feature of all kinds of chronic liver disease. During the process from liver fibrosis to cirrhosis and to hepatocellular carcinoma, it is well-known that the liver fibrosis can be reversed after the antifibrotic treatment only in a specific phase. Early diagnosis of liver fibrosis and evaluation of the severity of this disease can be helpful in seizing the appropriate timing for the antifibrotic treatment. Because abnormal iron deposition occurs in liver in patients with chronic liver disease and magnetic resonance T2*-weighted imaging and susceptibility weighted imaging can detect this abnormality, and can be used to assess the severity of liver fibrosis and diagnose liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. In recent years, some progresses in T2*-weighted imaging and susceptibility weighted imaging in chronic liver disease have been made, we aimed to review the progresses in this paper.
Keywords：Chronic liver diseaseIron depositionT2* weighted imagingSusceptibility weighted imagingDiagnosis
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 39-42 )