Postprandial hepatic stiffness changes on magnetic resonance elastography in healthy volunteers

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 19786 - 7
• Main Authors: Obrzut, Marzanna, Atamaniuk, Vitaliy, Chen, Jun, Obrzut, Bogdan, Ehman, Richard L., Cholewa, Marian, Palusińska, Agnieszka, Gutkowski, Krzysztof
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 05.10.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/699/1503/1607/1604; 692/699/1503/1607/1605; 692/700/1421/1628; Biomarkers; Blood flow; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Fasting; Female; Fibrosis; Food intake; Healthy Volunteers; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Liver; Liver - diagnostic imaging; Liver Cirrhosis - diagnostic imaging; Liver Cirrhosis - pathology; Liver diseases; Liver Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Liver Diseases - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; multidisciplinary; Multivariate Analysis; Postprandial Period; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a reliable noninvasive method for assessment of hepatic stiffness. Liver stiffness is known to be affected by elevated postprandial portal blood flow in patients with chronic liver disease. The goal of this study was to determine whether food intake affects l...