title: Noninvasive diagnosis of cirrhosis: a review of different imaging modalities.
abstract: Progressive hepatic fibrosis can lead to cirrhosis, so its early detection is fundamental. Staging fibrosis is also critical for prognosis and management. The gold standard for these aims is liver biopsy, but it has several drawbacks, as it is invasive, expensive, has poor acceptance, is prone to inter observer variability and sampling errors, has poor repeatability, and has a risk of complications and mortality. Therefore, non-invasive imaging tests have been developed. This review mainly focuses on the role of transient elastography, acoustic radiation force impulse imaging, and magnetic resonance-based methods for the noninvasive diagnosis of cirrhosis.
authors: Riccardo De Robertis, Mirko D'Onofrio, Emanuele Demozzi, Stefano Crosara, Stefano Canestrini, Roberto Pozzi Mucelli, Department of Radiology, G.B. Rossi Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
authors: Riccardo
authors: R
authors: De Robertis
authors: Riccardo De Robertis, Mirko D'Onofrio, Emanuele Demozzi, Stefano Crosara, Stefano Canestrini, Roberto Pozzi Mucelli, Department of Radiology, G.B. Rossi Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
authors: Mirko
authors: M
authors: D'Onofrio
authors: Riccardo De Robertis, Mirko D'Onofrio, Emanuele Demozzi, Stefano Crosara, Stefano Canestrini, Roberto Pozzi Mucelli, Department of Radiology, G.B. Rossi Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
authors: Emanuele
authors: E
authors: Demozzi
authors: Riccardo De Robertis, Mirko D'Onofrio, Emanuele Demozzi, Stefano Crosara, Stefano Canestrini, Roberto Pozzi Mucelli, Department of Radiology, G.B. Rossi Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Crosara
authors: Riccardo De Robertis, Mirko D'Onofrio, Emanuele Demozzi, Stefano Crosara, Stefano Canestrini, Roberto Pozzi Mucelli, Department of Radiology, G.B. Rossi Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Canestrini
authors: Riccardo De Robertis, Mirko D'Onofrio, Emanuele Demozzi, Stefano Crosara, Stefano Canestrini, Roberto Pozzi Mucelli, Department of Radiology, G.B. Rossi Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Pozzi Mucelli
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D001706:Biopsy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging; Cirrhosis; Elastography; Liver; Magnetic resonance elastography