State-of-the-art imaging of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis: A comprehensive review of current applications and future perspectives

Adrian Huber; Lukas Ebner; Johannes T Heverhagen; Andreas Christe

doi:10.1016/j.ejro.2015.05.002

State-of-the-art imaging of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis: A comprehensive review of current applications and future perspectives

Eur J Radiol Open. 2015 May 26:2:90-100. doi: 10.1016/j.ejro.2015.05.002. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Adrian Huber¹, Lukas Ebner¹, Johannes T Heverhagen¹, Andreas Christe¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse 10, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview of imaging findings in patients with hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis; and to describe which radiological/clinical modality is best for staging hepatic fibrosis.

Conclusion: MR elastography (MRE) appears to be the most reliable method for grading liver fibrosis, although the CT fibrosis score derived from the combination of caudate-to-right-lobe ratio and the diameters of the liver veins significantly correlates with the stage of fibrosis.

Keywords: CT fibrosis score; Fibroscan; Hepatic fibrosis; Liver cirrhosis; Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE).

Publication types

Review