New scanning technology – no more needles

New scanning technology - no more needles

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No more pain from these common procedures

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New scanning technology – no more needles

Liver diseases are becoming very common in the developed world.

30-40% of Americans have the milder form of fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Up to 12% have more advanced fatty liver disease (NASH).

These liver conditions can progress to liver failure through scarring (cirrhosis).

Or they can progress even further to liver cancer.

Diagnosis of liver disease is primarily done via biopsy – a procedure that removes a small piece of liver tissue for examination.

Liver biopsy is often painful.

A new study shows that using magnetic resonance imaging could be a way for many people to avoid biopsies.

This paper was coordinated by a team at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Liver Research in the UK and published in the Journal of Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

This study included men and women – the final analysis included 50 liver disease patients and 6 healthy control subjects.

The study used a number of different magnetic resonance imaging scans and some blood tests.

The researchers compared the results of these scans and blood samples to the results of liver biopsies.

This was to find out if these non-invasive tests had any accuracy in the early detection of liver disease.

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The study demonstrated a very good degree of accuracy between the scan + blood tests vs the gold standard liver biopsy.

“Overall assessment of disease activity showed significant correlation with scan results.”

The battery of non-invasive tests was able to discern who had liver disease and to what degree.

“Scanning imagery plus blood tests picked up statistically significant differences between healthy volunteers, low-risk patients, and high-risk patients.”

The new diagnostic methods were able to rule out liver disease in healthy people, without the need for a liver biopsy.

“These techniques confirmed the effectiveness of imaging as well as liver stiffness and liver fibrosis to exclude liver disease – with the cT1 magnetic resonance scan having the highest accuracy for differentiation of fatty liver disease and healthy volunteers.”

The cT1 magnetic resonance scan is a way of analyzing the data from the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

It could be particularly helpful in avoiding unnecessary liver biopsies.

“Negative predictive values, suggesting those patients for whom biopsy could potentially be avoided, were substantially higher for cT1 scan compared to liver stiffness test and fibrosis testing.”

The use of cT1 scanning alone could cut in half the number of required liver biopsies in the UK.

(This study took place in the UK.)

“For example, the use of the “cT1 only” risk stratification pathway was estimated to reduce the number of biopsies required – by almost half.”

The scanning technologies are not only better for the patients’ health but also cheaper to provide.

“As a result, the estimated saving was £150,218 (USD 203,485) per 1,000 patients, relative to the pathway in which biopsies are performed on all patients.”

This study shows that non-invasive and relatively painless methods can find liver disease and tell you a lot about its relative progression.

“Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging with liver multiscan has the ability to identify patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and to quantify liver damage and overall disease activity.”

One area where this scanning technology was not superior was in assessing fibrosis – the thickening and scarring of diseased tissue.

“Magnetic resonance imaging was superior for the grading of steatosis, grading of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis severity, and for excluding disease, but in this cohort was inferior for the staging of fibrosis.”

You should see a healthcare professional about assessing liver health.

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Matt Cook is editor-in-chief of Daily Medical Discoveries. Matt has been a full time health researcher for 26 years. ABC News interviewed Matt on sexual health issues not long ago. Matt is widely quoted on over 1,000,000 websites. He has over 300,000 daily newsletter readers. Daily Medical Discoveries finds hidden, buried or ignored medical studies through the lens of 100 years of proven science. Matt heads up the editorial team of scientists and health researchers. Each discovery is based upon primary studies from peer reviewed science sources following the Daily Medical Discoveries 7 Step Process to ensure accuracy.
NIH - What is NAFLD? https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/liver-disease/nafld-nash/definition-factsUtility and cost evaluation of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apt.14469/full

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