Magnetic resonance elastography predicts advanced fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a prospective study.

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Retrospective studies have shown that two-dimensional magnetic resonance elastography (2D-MRE), a novel MR method for assessment of liver stiffness, correlates with advanced fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Prospective data on diagnostic accuracy of 2D-MRE in the detection of advanced fibrosis in NAFLD are needed. The aim of this study is to prospectively assess the diagnostic accuracy of 2D-MRE, a noninvasive imaging biomarker, in predicting advanced fibrosis (stage 3 or 4) in well-characterized patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD. This is a cross-sectional analysis of a prospective study including 117 consecutive patients (56% women) with biopsy-proven NAFLD who underwent a standardized research visit: history, exam, liver biopsy assess

SUBMITTER: Loomba R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4245360 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature