Abdominal Imaging - Review

Magnetic resonance elastography: basic principles, technique, and clinical applications in the liver

10.5152/dir.2018.18186

  • Habip Eser Akkaya
  • Ayşe Erden
  • Diğdem Kuru Öz
  • Sena Ünal
  • İlhan Erden

Received Date: 23.04.2018 Accepted Date: 23.07.2018 Diagn Interv Radiol 2018;24(6):328-335

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a constantly advancing technique for assessment of stiffness of tissues with newer technology and sequences. It is being increasingly used for the assessment of liver fibrosis. In this article, we discuss the advantages of MRE over biopsy and noninvasive methods such as US elastography in the assessment of liver fibrosis. Image acquisition and interpretation of liver MRE is also discussed.