Open AccessDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and micro-RNA in the diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus
Author(s) -
Tarek Besheer,
Hatem Elalfy,
M. Abd El-Maksoud,
Ahmed Abd E L-khalek Abd EL-Razek,
Saher Taman,
Khaled Zalata,
Wagdi Elkashef,
Hosam Zaghloul,
Heba Elshahawy,
Doaa Raafat,
Wafaa Elemshaty,
Eman Elsayed,
AbdelHady ElGilany,
Mahmoud El-Bendary
Publication year - 2019
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.v25.i11.1366
Subject(s) - effective diffusion coefficient , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , fibrosis , liver biopsy , pathological , hepatic fibrosis , diffusion mri , receiver operating characteristic , biopsy , pathology , liver fibrosis , biomarker , gastroenterology , radiology , biology , biochemistry
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging has shown promise in the detection and quantication of hepatic brosis. In addition, the liver has numerous endogenous micro-RNAs (miRs) that play important roles in the regulation of biological processes such as cell proliferation and hepatic fibrosis.