Utility of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in assessment of liver fibrosis

Objectives: hepatic fibrosis occurs due to chronic liver injury. Early fibrosis can be reversed by treatment with specific antifibrotic therapy in addition to removal of the cause if possible, that is why, identification of the early liver fibrosis is important. MRI DWI is a non-invasive non-contras...

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Main Authors: Doaa M. Emara, Marwa M. Reda, Doaa A. Elwazzan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-12-01
Series:Alexandria Journal of Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090506816301737