Impact of acoustic radiation force impulse imaging in clinical practice of patients after orthotopic liver transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography is a reliable diagnostic device for quantitative non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. The aim of our prospective study was to evaluate the impact of ARFI in patients after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Therefore, we compared ARFI shear wave velocities with clinical features, non-invasive markers, and the histology of patients following OLT.

Material and methods

Post-transplant patients underwent a clinical examination and blood samples were taken. B-mode and Doppler ultrasound (US) of the portal vein and the hepatic artery were performed. Subsequently, a minimum of 10 valid ARFI values were measured in the left and right liver lobe. Liver biopsy was performe

SUBMITTER: Wildner D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4218901 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature