OBJECTIVES: To evaluate hepatic relaxation times T1, T2 and T2* in healthy subjects and patients with liver cirrhosis stratified by the Child-Pugh classification (CPC). METHODS: Sixty-one consecutive patients were stratified by CPC (class A026; B020; C015) and compared with age-matched controls (n = 31). Relaxometry measurements were performed at 1.5 T using six saturation recovery times (200-3,000 ms) to determine liver T1, six echo times (TE 14-113 ms) for T2 and eight TE (4.8-38 ms) for T2* assessment. Signal intensities in selected regions of interest in the liver parenchyma were fitted to theoretical models with least squares minimisation algorithms to determine T1, T2 and T2*. RESULTS: The most significant difference was the higher T1 values (852 ± 132 ms) in cirrhotic livers compared with controls (678 ± 45 ms, P < 0.0001). A less significant difference was seen for T2* (23 ± 5 vs. 26 ± 7 ms). Subdifferentiation showed a statistically significant difference between control group and individual CPC classes as well as between class C and classes A or B for T1 relaxation times. CONCLUSION: Measurement of T1 relaxation time can differentiate healthy subjects from patients with liver cirrhosis, and can distinguish between mild/moderate disease (CPC A/B) and advanced disease (CPC C). KEY POINTS: • Significantly elevated magnetic resonance T1 relaxation times are found in liver cirrhosis. • T1 relaxation times can distinguish healthy subjects from patients with liver cirrhosis. • T1 relaxation times can distinguish Child-Pugh classes Aand B from C.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate hepatic relaxation times T1, T2 and T2* in healthy subjects and patients with liver cirrhosis stratified by the Child-Pugh classification (CPC). METHODS: Sixty-one consecutive patients were stratified by CPC (class A026; B020; C015) and compared with age-matched controls (n = 31). Relaxometry measurements were performed at 1.5 T using six saturation recovery times (200-3,000 ms) to determine liver T1, six echo times (TE 14-113 ms) for T2 and eight TE (4.8-38 ms) for T2* assessment. Signal intensities in selected regions of interest in the liver parenchyma were fitted to theoretical models with least squares minimisation algorithms to determine T1, T2 and T2*. RESULTS: The most significant difference was the higher T1 values (852 ± 132 ms) in cirrhotic livers compared with controls (678 ± 45 ms, P < 0.0001). A less significant difference was seen for T2* (23 ± 5 vs. 26 ± 7 ms). Subdifferentiation showed a statistically significant difference between control group and individual CPC classes as well as between class C and classes A or B for T1 relaxation times. CONCLUSION: Measurement of T1 relaxation time can differentiate healthy subjects from patients with liver cirrhosis, and can distinguish between mild/moderate disease (CPC A/B) and advanced disease (CPC C). KEY POINTS: • Significantly elevated magnetic resonance T1 relaxation times are found in liver cirrhosis. • T1 relaxation times can distinguish healthy subjects from patients with liver cirrhosis. • T1 relaxation times can distinguish Child-Pugh classes Aand B from C.
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