Abstract:Background: Liver fibrosis involves the increase of iron deposition. however, whether R2* measurement can be used as a noninvasive method to characterize processes of fibrogenesis with iron deposition is not clear. This study aims at assessing the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) R2* value in diagnosing and staging of rat liver fibrosis. Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected intraperitoneally with a mixture of 1.0 ml/kg carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and oil (1:1 v/v) twice a week for 12 w… Show more
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