Korean Journal of Radiology

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Noninvasive Assessment of Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Viral Infection Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography

  • Lee, Jeong Eun (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jeong Min (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kyung Bun (Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Yoon, Jeong Hee (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Cheong Il (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Han, Joon Koo (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Byung Ihn (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2013.07.22
  • Accepted : 2013.11.19
  • Published : 2014.04.01
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) for staging hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Materials and Methods: Patients with chronic HBV infection who were suspected of having focal or diffuse liver diseases (n = 195) and living donor candidates (n = 166) underwent MRE as part of the routine liver MRI examination. We measured liver stiffness (LS) values on quantitative shear stiffness maps. The technical success rate of MRE was then determined. Liver cell necroinflammatory activity and fibrosis were assessed using histopathologic examinations as the reference. Areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (Az) were calculated in order to predict the liver fibrosis stage. Results: The technical success rate of MRE was 92.5% (334/361). The causes of technical failure were poor wave propagation (n = 12), severe respiratory motion (n = 3), or the presence of iron deposits in the liver (n = 12). The mean LS values, as measured by MRE, increased significantly along with an increase in the fibrosis stage (r = 0.901, p < 0.001); however, the mean LS values did not increase significantly along with the degree of necroinflammatory activity. The cutoff values of LS for ${\geq}F1$, ${\geq}F2$, ${\geq}F3$, and F4 were 2.45 kPa, 2.69 kPa, 3.0 kPa, and 3.94 kPa, respectively, and with Az values of 0.987-0.988. Conclusion: MRE has a high technical success rate and excellent diagnostic accuracy for staging hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic HBV infection.

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Supported by : National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), GE Healthcare

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