Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Is a Novel Imaging Biomarker of Myopathic Changes in Liver Cirrhosis

Diffusion weighted imaging can provide information regarding tissue composition and can quantitatively characterize different pathological changes by means of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). The study comprised of 114 patients with liver cirrhosis—22 women and 92 men with a mean age of 56.5 ±...

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Main Authors: Alexey Surov, Lisa Paul, Hans Jonas Meyer, Stefan Schob, Cornelius Engelmann, Andreas Wienke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/10/359