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ArticleLa Radiologia medica2017

Chronic hepatitis B: correlation of abnormal features on T2-weighted imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging with hepatic histopathology.

Jian Shu, Jian Nong Zhao, Fu Gang Han, Guang Cai Tang, Xin Chen

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Article in La Radiologia medica, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Jian ShuDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. shujiannc@163.com.
Jian Nong ZhaoDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400010, People's Republic of China.
Fu Gang HanDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Guang Cai TangDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Xin ChenDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

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objectivesTo investigate the correlations between abnormal features on liver magnetic resonance (MR) T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) imaging and the pathological findings in chronic hepatitis B. MATERIALS AND

methodsSixty-seven patients with chronic hepatitis B and 18 normal controls who were undergone an abdominal MR imaging were analyzed retrospectively. Patchy hyperintensities, linear and reticular hyperintensities in liver and periportal edema on T2WI and abnormal intrahepatic enhancement signals on DCE imaging were noted. The correlations between the abnormal features detected on hepatic T2WI and DCE imaging, and the levels of inflammatory activity and fibrosis were determined.

resultsLogistic regression analysis showed increased patchy hyperintensities (B = 1.869, P = 0.001) on T2WI and patchy enhancement (B = 1.596, P = 0.004) at the arterial phase along with increased inflammatory activity. However, linear and reticular hyperintensities (B = 2.356, P = 0.000) on T2WI, and meshwork enhancement (B = 2.191, P = 0.000) at the equilibrium phase, all correlated with fibrosis. Moreover, periportal edema mainly correlated with the inflammatory activities (B = 2.635, P = 0.001).

conclusionsIn chronic hepatitis B patients, patchy hyperintensities on T2WI, periportal edema, and patchy enhancement at the arterial phase can predict moderate-to-severe inflammatory activities, whereas intrahepatic linear and reticular hyperintensities on T2WI, and meshwork enhancement at the equilibrium phase can predict moderate-to-severe fibrosis.

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AdolescentAdultCase-Control StudiesContrast MediaFemaleHepatitis B, ChronicHumansImage-Guided BiopsyImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityContrast MediaChronic hepatitis BFibrosisInflammatory activityLiverMagnetic resonance imaging

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