Evaluation of hepatic fibrosis with portal pressure gradient in rats
Wang Y, Booth CJ, Kim H, Qiu M, Constable RT. Evaluation of hepatic fibrosis with portal pressure gradient in rats. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2009, 61: 1185-1192. PMID: 19253377, PMCID: PMC11210607, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsBlood Pressure DeterminationImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedLiver CirrhosisMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePortal VeinRatsRats, WistarReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsHepatic fibrosisFibrosis scorePortal pressure gradientCirrhosis groupFibrosis groupLiver fibrosisLiver pathologyPortal veinHistological examinationAnimal studiesNoninvasive assessmentFibrosisNoninvasive meansGradient echo sequenceVessel areaSignificant differencesRatsContrast agentsEcho sequenceScoresCarbon tetrachlorideGroupPhantom study