Abstract #2152
Comparing 2D and 3D Magnetic Resonance Elastography Techniques in a Clinical Setting: Initial Experiences
Mikael F. Forsgren 1,2 , Bengt Norn 3,4 , Johan Kihlberg 2,3 , Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard 2,3 , Stergios Kechagias 5 , and Peter Lundberg 3,6
1
Wolfram MathCore AB, Linkping, Sweden, and
Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization(CMIV),
Linkping University, Linkping, Sweden,
2
Dept.
of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkping University,
Dept. of Radiation Physics, UHL County Council of
stergtland, Linkping, Sweden,
3
Center
for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV),
Linkping University, Linkping, Sweden,
4
Dept.
of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkping University,
Linkping, Sweden,
5
Dept.
of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkping University,
Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UHL County
Council of stergtland, Linkping, Sweden,
6
Dept.
of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkping University,
Depts. of Radiation Physics and Radiology, UHL County
Council of stergtland, Linkping, Sweden
Fibrosis may be reversible in humans, thus there is a
great need for the introduction of noninvasive methods
in order to monitor fibrosis development. MRE seems to
be very promising towards this end. However, we need to
verify that different techniques provide comparable
results for a wide spread clinic introduction. We have
compared 2D and 3D MRE techniques using two different
transducer technologies. We examined 7 patients in a
single day with a very short time delay (10 min). Our
results show that it is possible to obtain comparable
estimate of stiffness/elasticity in the liver using
different techniques.
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