Corrected T1 Mapping in Children and Young Adults With Autoimmune Liver Disease: Correlation With Histology

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 Jun;220(6):901-902. doi: 10.2214/AJR.22.28765. Epub 2023 Jan 11.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess relationships between liver-corrected T1 (cT1) values (adjusted for T2* effect, MRI system manufacturer, and field strength) and histologic inflammation and fibrosis in 35 participants (15 women and girls, 20 boys and men; median age, 16.0 years) with autoimmune liver disease. At multivariable analysis, inflammation score (β = 15.5) and sex (β = 56.0 [female]) were independent predictors of cT1, and fibrosis score (β = 32.3) and age (β = 5.5) were independent predictors of cT1 IQR. Liver T1 may have relevance for assessing liver inflammatory activity and fibrosis stage.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Autoimmune Diseases*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Fibrosis
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
  • Liver Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Diseases* / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Young Adult