Open AccessPhantom study of the classification of liver fibrosis based on nuclear magnetic resonance elasto-graphy
Author(s) -
Xiaoyan Wang,
Lun Lu,
Hongyan Cheng,
Wei He,
Lingfeng Xu,
Jing Yu,
Huang Qing-Ming,
Yong Huang,
Xuelong Zhang,
Gengying Li,
Hongzhi Wang
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.59.7463
Subject(s) - imaging phantom , magnetic resonance imaging , liver fibrosis , fibrosis , medicine , chronic hepatic , chronic liver disease , stage (stratigraphy) , radiology , nuclear magnetic resonance , nuclear medicine , pathology , disease , physics , biology , cirrhosis , paleontology
Accurate detection of liver fibrosis stage and fibrosis procession is crucial for assessing prognosis and candidacy for treatment of patients with chronic hepatic disease. A significant need exists for developing a noninvasive technique for quantitative detection of liver fibrosis stage. Magnetic resonance elasto-graphy (MRE) is one of the most repidly advancing technologies for classifying the liver fibrosis. This study establishes a platform for liver fibrosis classification, and discusses some details in developing stimulator and displacement-phase imaging pulse. At last, the preliminary result and analysis of phantom experiment are given, which would form a basis for subsequent research on phantom MRE and its clinic application.