Investigation of hepatic inflammation via viscoelasticity at low and high mechanical frequencies - A magnetic resonance elastography study.

Christian BayerlYasmine SafraouRolf ReiterVanessa ProßKai LehmannAnja A KühlMehrgan ShahryariBernd HammIngolf SackMarcus R MakowskiJürgen BraunPatrick Asbach

Published in: Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials (2024)

Our results suggest that c-dispersion of the liver is sensitive to inflammation when measured in-vivo in the low dynamic range (30-60Hz), while at higher frequencies (0.8-2.8 kHz) viscoelastic parameters are dominated by fibrosis.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
oxidative stress
liver fibrosis
contrast enhanced
single molecule