title: State-of-the-art imaging of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis: A comprehensive review of current applications and future perspectives.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview of imaging findings in patients with hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis; and to describe which radiological/clinical modality is best for staging hepatic fibrosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MR elastography (MRE) appears to be the most reliable method for grading liver fibrosis, although the CT fibrosis score derived from the combination of caudate-to-right-lobe ratio and the diameters of the liver veins significantly correlates with the stage of fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse 10, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse 10, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Lukas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ebner
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse 10, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Johannes T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Heverhagen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse 10, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Christe
keywords: CT fibrosis score; Fibroscan; Hepatic fibrosis; Liver cirrhosis; Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE)