Open AccessEarly Detection of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Using MR Elastography
Author(s) -
Jun Chen,
Jayant A. Talwalkar,
Min-Jean Yin,
Kevin J. Glaser,
Schuyler O. Sanderson,
Richard L. Ehman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.118
H-Index - 295
eISSN - 1527-1315
pISSN - 0033-8419
DOI - 10.1148/radiol.11101942
Subject(s) - medicine , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , magnetic resonance elastography , steatosis , elastography , steatohepatitis , fibrosis , liver biopsy , gastroenterology , receiver operating characteristic , hepatic fibrosis , fatty liver , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , biopsy , ultrasound , disease
To investigate the diagnostic accuracy (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUROC]) of magnetic resonance (MR) elastography for the early detection of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).