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Evaluation of liver function using the hepatocyte enhancement fraction based on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI in patients with chronic hepatitis B

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Abstract

Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using the hepatocyte enhancement fraction (HEF) based on gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for assessing the liver function in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Methods

Sixty patients with Child–Pugh grade A (CP-A), 18 with Child–Pugh grade B (CP-B), 2 with Child–Pugh grade C (CP-C), and 20 with normal liver function (NLF) were enrolled. Gadolinium ethoxybenzyldiethy-lenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced MRI was conducted. T1 mapping imaging was performed before and 20 min after Gd-EOB-DTPA administration. The pre- and post-contrast T1 values of the liver (T1pre and T1post), increase in the T1 relaxation rate (ΔR1), rate of decrease in the T1 relaxation time (ΔT1), HEF, and uptake coefficient (K) parameters in the NLF, CP-A, and CP-B + CP-C groups were compared using one-way analysis of variance. The effectiveness of each parameter in differentiating the NLF + CP-A group from the CP-B + CP-C group was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.

Results

The HEF, K, ΔT1, and ΔR1 values decreased, while the T1post and T1pre values increased, with the increase in liver function damage. Significant differences in T1post, ΔT1, ΔR1, and HEF were found between different groups, except for the CP-A and NLF groups. However, no significant difference was observed in the T1pre among the three groups. HEF exhibited the largest area under the ROC curve.

Conclusion

The HEF is an effective method for evaluating liver function in patients with hepatitis B.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, #99 Youth Middle Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong, 226000, Jiangsu, China

    Mao-Tong Liu, Xue-Qin Zhang, Jian Lu, Tao Zhang, Ji-Feng Jiang, Ding Ding & Sheng Du

  2. Nantong University, #19 Qixiu Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong, 226000, Jiangsu, China

    Qi Chen

  3. Philips Healthcare, Shanghai, China

    Wei-Bo Chen

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Liu, MT., Zhang, XQ., Lu, J. et al. Evaluation of liver function using the hepatocyte enhancement fraction based on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Abdom Radiol 45, 3129–3135 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-020-02478-7

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