Quantitative assessment of portal hypertension with bi-parametric dual-frequency hepatic MR elastography in mouse models
Li J, Sehrawat T, Chen J, Hilscher M, Glaser K, Arab J, De Assuncao T, Simonetto D, Mounajjed T, Manduca A, Ehman R, Shah V, Yin M. Quantitative assessment of portal hypertension with bi-parametric dual-frequency hepatic MR elastography in mouse models. European Radiology 2020, 31: 2303-2311. PMID: 33026502, PMCID: PMC7981248, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07341-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPortal hypertensionPortal pressureHepatic MR elastographyMouse modelHigh diagnostic accuracyDiagnostic accuracyHepatic fibrosisMR elastographyWild-type male miceHypertension mouse modelSignificant portal hypertensionCholestatic liver injuryCholestatic liver diseaseLiver MR elastographySham miceLiver diseaseLiver injuryHepatic congestionLiver fibrosisMale micePreclinical modelsTreatment efficacyFibrosisHypertensionDeLong test