Does the Functional Liver Imaging Score Derived from Gadoxetic Acid-enhanced MRI Predict Outcomes in Chronic Liver Disease?
Journal
Radiology
ISSN: 1527-1315
Titre abrégé: Radiology
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401260
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2020
01 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
20
11
2019
medline:
21
4
2020
entrez:
20
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Background Gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI enables estimation of liver function in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). The functional liver imaging score (FLIS), derived from gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI, has been shown to predict transplant-free survival in liver transplant patients. Purpose To investigate the accuracy of the FLIS for predicting hepatic decompensation and transplant-free survival in patients with CLD. Materials and Methods Patients with CLD who had undergone gadoxetic acid-enhanced liver MRI, including T1-weighted volume-interpolated breath-hold examination sequences with fat suppression, performed between 2011 and 2015 were included. FLIS was assigned on the basis of the sum of three hepatobiliary phase features, each scored on an ordinal 0-2 scale: hepatic enhancement, biliary excretion, and the signal intensity in the portal vein. Patients were stratified into the following three groups according to fibrosis stage and a presence or history of hepatic decompensation: nonadvanced CLD, compensated advanced CLD (CACLD), and decompensated advanced CLD (DACLD). The predictive value of FLIS for first and/or further hepatic decompensation and for transplant-free survival was investigated by using Kaplan-Meier analysis, log-rank tests, and Cox regression analysis. Results This study evaluated 265 patients (53 years ± 14 [standard deviation]; 164 men). Intraobserver (κ = 0.98; 95% confidence interval: 0.97, 0.99) and interobserver (κ = 0.93; 95% confidence interval: 0.90, 0.95) agreement for FLIS were excellent. In patients with CACLD, the FLIS was independently predictive of a first hepatic decompensation (adjusted hazard ratio, 3.7; 95% confidence interval: 1.1, 12.6;
Identifiants
pubmed: 31743083
doi: 10.1148/radiol.2019190734
doi:
Substances chimiques
Contrast Media
0
gadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPA
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Gadolinium DTPA
K2I13DR72L
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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