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Combined ultrasound and magnetic resonance elastography predict hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatitis C virus eradication.

Takashi KumadaHidenori ToyodaSatoshi YasudaSadanobu OgawaTatsuya GotohToshifumi TadaTakanori ItoYoshio SumidaJunko Tanaka
Published in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2022)
The combined measurement of 2D-SWE and MRE was very effective for identifying patients at high risk of HCC development. US-based elastography should be performed first, and if the 2D-SWE value is high, MRE should then be carried out to confirm the degree of liver stiffness.
Keyphrases
  • hepatitis c virus
  • magnetic resonance
  • liver fibrosis
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • computed tomography
  • antiretroviral therapy