A reliable non-invasive assessment of the severity of diffuse liver disease is much needed. We investigated the utility of hepatic vein transit times (HVTT) for grading and staging diffuse liver disease in a cohort of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection using an ultrasound microbubble contrast agent as a tracer.
Imaging Sciences Department, MRC Clinical Services Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, The Robert Steiner MR Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. a.lim@ic.co.uk