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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2020

Periportal thickening on magnetic resonance imaging for hepatic fibrosis in infantile cholestasis.

Myung Hwan Lee, Hyun Joo Shin, Haesung Yoon, Seok Joo Han, Hong Koh, Mi-Jung Lee

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2020. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Diagnostic Imaging of Biliary Atresia].Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2022
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  3. [Postoperative Imaging Findings of Biliary Atresia].Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2022
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  4. Serum TGF-Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Myung Hwan LeeDepartment of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, South Korea.
Hyun Joo ShinDepartment of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, South Korea.
Haesung YoonDepartment of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, South Korea.
Seok Joo HanDepartment of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, South Korea.
Hong KohDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, South Korea.
Mi-Jung LeeDepartment of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, South Korea. mjl1213@yuhs.ac.
Severance Hospital · KRYonsei University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUntreated neonatal cholestasis can progress to liver cirrhosis and end stage liver disease in infancy due to prolonged hepatocyte and biliary tree injury and may require liver transplantation. Therefore, non-invasive evaluation of hepatic fibrosis is important in infants with cholestasis.

aimTo investigate the usefulness of periportal thickening (PT) measured on liver magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the assessment of hepatic fibrosis in infants with cholestasis including biliary atresia (BA).

methodsThis retrospective study included infants less than 6 mo who underwent liver MRI and biopsy for the evaluation of infantile cholestasis. PT and spleen size were measured on MRI. Serologic assessment was based on aspartate transaminase to platelet ratio index (APRI). The grade of histopathologic fibrosis was assessed by the METAVIR grading system. Correlation and diagnostic performance of PT, normalized spleen size ratio (SR, using the upper normal size limit), and APRI for diagnosing hepatic fibrosis were obtained by receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.

resultsA total of 155 patients were included, 110 of which were diagnosed with BA. Mean age at the time of MRI was 57.6 ± 34.4 d. There were positive correlations between fibrosis grade and PT and SR, even after adjusting age (all,

conclusionLiver MRI findings of PT and SR are useful to assess clinically significant hepatic fibrosis (F2 and higher) in infants with cholestasis including BA.

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Aspartate AminotransferasesBiliary AtresiaBiopsyCholestasisFemaleHumansHyperbilirubinemiaInfantInfant, NewbornLiverLiver CirrhosisMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePlatelet CountPortal VeinRetrospective StudiesAspartate AminotransferasesBiliary atresiaCholestasisFibrosisInfantsLiverMagnetic resonance imaging

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PMID32550757
PMCPMC7284183
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