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Advances in functional magnetic resonance and radiometrics in liver transplantation
CHEN Haoyuan  ZHANG Hui  WANG Yongfang 

Cite this article as: CHEN H Y, ZHANG H, WANG Y F. Advances in functional magnetic resonance and radiometrics in liver transplantation[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(10): 171-176. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.10.031.


[Abstract] Liver transplantation has become an effective treatment for end-stage liver disease. Accurate evaluation of liver function before and after liver transplantation and judgment of relapse after liver transplantation are the key points of clinical diagnosis and treatment. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques and radiomics such as magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging, diffusion kurtosis imaging, blood oxygen level dependent imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, proton fat density fraction and magnetic resonance elastography can noninvasionally evaluate the transplanted liver in terms of diffusion, oxygenation, metabolism, fat quantification, liver hardness, etc. To provide more information for the evaluation of liver function before and after liver transplantation and the judgment of relapse after liver transplantation. Its clinical value lies in early detection of liver function impairment, assessment of liver function injury degree and prediction of recurrence after liver transplantation, thus helping clinicians to diagnose disease early, formulate optimal diagnosis and treatment plan for patients and monitor drug efficacy, so as to improve the quality of life of patients. At the same time, it will gradually become a research hotspot in the future because it is new and non-invasive and can reveal pathological changes of liver transplantation. This article reviews the current status of fMRI and radiomics in evaluating liver transplantation, in order to provide reference for clinicians to predict prognosis and make treatment decisions, and to guide future research direction.
[Keywords] liver transplantation；recurrence；acute cellular rejection；magnetic resonance imaging；functional magnetic resonance imaging；radiomics；prognosis

CHEN Haoyuan1   ZHANG Hui2*   WANG Yongfang2  

1 College of Medical Imaging, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China

2 Department of Radiology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China

Corresponding author: ZHANG H, E-mail: zhanghui_mr163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 82001807).
Received  2023-06-05
Accepted  2023-09-28
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.10.031
Cite this article as: CHEN H Y, ZHANG H, WANG Y F. Advances in functional magnetic resonance and radiometrics in liver transplantation[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(10): 171-176. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.10.031.

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