Repeatability of vibration-controlled transient elastography versus magnetic resonance elastography in patients with cirrhosis: A prospective study.

Harris SiddiqiDaniel Q HuangNikita MittalNabil NourredinRicki BettencourtEgbert MadambaMaral AmangurbanovaChristie HernandezClaude SirlinMeng YinRohit Loomba

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2024)

Both VCTE and MRE demonstrated increased measurement variability with disease severity. However, MRE outperformed VCTE in terms of technical repeatability in patients with cirrhosis. These repeatability estimates may improve the qualification of NITs in practice.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
liver fibrosis
primary care
healthcare
high frequency
cerebral ischemia
contrast enhanced
subarachnoid hemorrhage