Magnetic resonance parametric mapping of the spleen for non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension.

Narine MesropyanAlexander IsaakAnton FaronMichael PraktiknjoChristian JansenDaniel KuettingCarsten MeyerClaus C PieperAlois M SprinkartJohannes ChangBurkhard MaedlerDaniel ThomasPatrick KupczykUlrike AttenbergerJulian Alexander Luetkens

Published in: European radiology (2020)

• Non-invasive assessment and monitoring of portal hypertension is an area of unmet interest. • Splenic extracellular volume fraction is strongly associated with portal pressure in patients with end-stage liver disease. • Quantitative splenic and hepatic MRI-derived parameters have a potential to become a new non-invasive diagnostic parameter to assess and monitor portal pressure.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
blood pressure
high resolution
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
risk assessment
high density