US Elastography in Hepatic Fibrosis- Radiology In Training

Radiology. 2021 May;299(2):264-271. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2021203893. Epub 2021 Mar 23.

Abstract

A 72-year-old woman with an elevated body mass index and moderate alcohol intake was seen in the gastroenterology clinic. The patient had a past history of abnormal liver function tests and previous biopsy-proven steatosis with early fibrosis. She was reevaluated, following an initial loss to follow-up, by using US elastography to assess for fibrosis progression. The utility of US elastography in the noninvasive diagnosis and longitudinal monitoring of hepatic fibrosis is discussed. An overview of available technologies, including transient elastography and shear-wave elastography, is provided. ©RSNA, 2021 Online supplemental material is available for this article.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Disease Progression
  • Elasticity Imaging Techniques / methods*
  • Fatty Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography / methods*