Three-Dimensional Vector MR Elastography for Evaluating Tissue Mechanical Heterogeneity to Assess Liver Disease Progression

Authors: Hao Wu, Zheng Zhu, Jiahui Li, Caixin Qiu, Peng Xu, Kevin J. Glaser, Matthew C. Murphy, Sudhakar K. Venkatesh, Usman Yaqoob, Rondell Graham, Taofic Mounajjed, Armando Manduca, Christopher T. Winkelmann, Hiroaki Yashiro, Rohan Manohar, Alina M. Allen, Vijay H. Shah, Richard L. Ehman, Meng Yin

Published: 2025-04-01

DOI: 10.1148/radiol.242349

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Abstract

Spatial heterogeneity of liver viscoelasticity, measured at three-dimensional vector MR elastography, positively correlated with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease progression.