Liver magnetic resonance elastography and fat fraction in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis versus healthy children.

Aziz Anil TanDuygu DemirtasHayriye Hizarcioglu-GulsenJale KarakayaEmel IsiyelHasan OzenBerna OguzMithat HalilogluH Nursun Ozcan

Published in: Pediatric radiology (2023)

Patients with CF had higher liver stiffness than the control group, and patients with CF-related liver disease had higher liver stiffness than both the CF patients without CF-related liver disease and the control group. Patients with CF had a higher fat fraction than the control group. Noninvasive assessment of liver involvement using MR elastography/spectroscopy can support the diagnosis of CF-related liver disease and the follow-up of patients with CF.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
magnetic resonance
end stage renal disease
adipose tissue
young adults
peritoneal dialysis
high resolution
prognostic factors
mass spectrometry