MRE Solution for Liver Disease - Medical / Health Care
Your liver responds to many diseases that damage its cells by developing scar tissue or fibrosis. If poked, a healthy liver is very soft. Alternatively, a liver that has developed fibrosis is firmer, and if the condition progresses to cirrhosis, the liver can be almost rock-hard.
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The liver is a famously resilient organ, however, and if detected early, the onset of fibrosis can often be treated. But patients at risk for liver disease must be vigilant. Once the disease progresses to cirrhosis, the condition can be irreversible. Worse, about half of all patients diagnosed with cirrhosis will die within five years unless they receive a liver transplant.
MR Elastography (right) is the only non-invasive liver exam that can reliably distinguish between stages of fibrosis. Other non-invasive exams can simply rule out the most extreme cases of cirrhosis (but not know exactly how far along in the disease progression you may be). With MRE, however, you can see if you have early stage liver fibrosis - allowing you and your doctor to remove the guesswork and proactively develop a treatment plan to reverse the damage and improve liver health.