Diffusion tensor imaging quantifying the severity of chronic hepatitis in rats.

Mengping HuangXin LuXiaofeng WangJian Shu

Published in: BMC medical imaging (2020)

The FA value for DTI can distinguish early cirrhosis from normal, mild and moderate liver fibrosis, but the rADC value lacked the ability to differentiate among the fibrotic grades. Both the FA and rADC values were unable to discriminate the stages of necroinflammatory activity and steatosis.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
insulin resistance
high fat diet
systemic sclerosis
high intensity
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
white matter
high fat diet induced
metabolic syndrome
multiple sclerosis