Publications by authors named "Hideo Kawasaki"
Article Synopsis
- This study evaluated the use of liver MR fingerprinting (MRF) to quantitatively assess and diagnose different focal liver lesions in 89 participants averaging 62 years old.
- The MRF measurements performed comparably to standard MRI assessments, showing strong agreement for T1 values and moderate for T2, while also demonstrating good repeatability across measurements.
- A combination of metrics derived from MRF distinguished between benign and malignant lesions effectively, achieving a high diagnostic accuracy with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.92.
Background Liver MR fingerprinting (MRF) enables simultaneous quantification of T1, T2, T2*, and proton density fat fraction (PDFF) maps in single breath-hold acquisitions. Histopathologic correlation studies are desired for its clinical use. Purpose To compare liver MRF-derived metrics with separate reference quantitative MRI in participants with diffuse liver disease, evaluate scan-rescan repeatability of liver MRF, and validate MRF-derived measurements for histologic grading of liver biopsies.
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