• Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, P. R. China;
HU Fubi, Email: yingxianghu_cmc@163.com
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Objective To summarize the research progress of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).Method Relevant literatures at home and abroad were collected to make an review, then summarized the research status and progress of MRI for diagnosis of NASH. Their advantages and disadvantages were summarized.Results A variety of MRI techniques, including MR elastography, gadolinium-ethoxybenzyldiethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA) enhanced MRI, diffusion-weighted MR imaging, and quantitative MR imaging of fat and iron, had been widely used in diagnosing NASH and shown to have some value. However, there were currently no effective MRI techniques recommended for diagnosing NASH.Conclusions MRI plays an important role in noninvasive assessment of NASH. Future studies are needed to investigate more efficient noninvasive biomarkers and models consisting of imaging and non-imaging biomarkers for diagnosing NASH, to reduce unnecessary biopsies.

Citation: HU Fubi, YANG Ru. Research progress of magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2020, 27(2): 209-215. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.201912083 Copy

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