Using MR elastography to assess portal hypertension and response to beta-blockers in patients with cirrhosis.

Karen Vagner DanielsenJens Dahlgaard HovePuria NabilouMeng YinJun ChenMirabella ZhaoThomas KallemoseAne Søgaard TeisnerHartwig Roman SiebnerRichard L EhmanSøren MøllerFlemming Bendtsen

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2021)

Two-dimensional MR elastographic estimation of liver or spleen stiffness reflects the degree of portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis, but changes in stiffness after NSBB do not predict the effect on HVPG.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance
magnetic resonance imaging
angiotensin converting enzyme
liver fibrosis
computed tomography