Open AccessSpleen Stiffness on Magnetic Resonance Elastography for the Detection of Portal Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Yiyi Ma,
Xiaoqin Qian,
Lei Zhang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iranian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.452
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2251-6093
pISSN - 2251-6085
DOI - 10.18502/ijph.v51i9.10548
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance elastography , medicine , meta analysis , portal hypertension , funnel plot , inclusion and exclusion criteria , publication bias , magnetic resonance imaging , subgroup analysis , confidence interval , gastroenterology , nuclear medicine , elastography , radiology , pathology , ultrasound , cirrhosis , alternative medicine
Chronic liver disease, complicated by portal hypertension (PH), may alter the extra-hepatic hemodynamic condition and spleen stiffness (SS). We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of MRI-based elastographic methods (MRE) for detecting PH.