Normative Pancreatic Stiffness Levels and Related Influences Established by Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Volunteers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Large-scale normative studies of pancreatic stiffness and potential influences have yet to be pursued via magnetic resonance elastography (MRE).

Purpose

To determine normative MRE-based pancreatic stiffness values and to examine related influential factors.

Study type

Prospective.

Subjects

In all, 361 volunteers (men, 199; women, 162) with a median age of 54.0 years and a median body mass index (BMI) of 22.86 kg/m² were prospectively recruited. Those with no histories of smoking, alcohol abuse, and diabetes mellitus (DM) were grouped as healthy volunteers, designating all others as positive controls.

Field strength/sequence

Each volunteer underwent 3.0T pancreatic MRI at a frequency of 40 Hz.

Assessment

Pancreatic stiffness v

SUBMITTER: Xu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7575061 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature