MR Elastography-Based Shear Strain Mapping for Assessment of Microvascular Invasion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Mengsi LiZiying YinBing HuNing GuoLinqi ZhangLina ZhangJie ZhuWenying ChenMeng YinJun ChenRichard L EhmanJin Wang

Published in: European radiology (2022)

• MR elastography (MRE)-based shear strain mapping has the potential to predict the presence of microvascular invasion (MVI) in hepatocellular carcinoma preoperatively. • The low interface shear strain identified at tumor-liver boundaries was highly correlated with the presence of MVI.

Keyphrases

high resolution
cell migration
liver fibrosis
magnetic resonance
contrast enhanced
high density
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
mass spectrometry
clinical evaluation