Open Access3.0T 31P MR spectroscopy in assessment of response to antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Chunyu Zhang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i8.2107
Subject(s) - ribavirin , antiviral therapy , medicine , chronic hepatitis , gastroenterology , interferon , in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy , hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , magnetic resonance imaging , immunology , virus , radiology
To investigate the utility of phosphorus-31 (31P) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) as a noninvasive test for assessment of response to interferon and ribavirin treatment in patients with different severities of hepatitis C virus infection.