To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of liver stiffness and spleen stiffness measured by MR Elastography in predicting esophageal varices

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of liver stiffness and spleen stiffness measured by MR Elastography in predicting esophageal varices - Evaluation of MR Elastography in predicting esophageal varices

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000021765

Enrollment

200

Registered

2016-04-04

Start date

2016-04-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Patients with chronic liver disease

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with chronic liver disease who are scheduled to treat or treated at our institute, provide a informed consent, and do not meet the below exclusion criteria.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with history of interventional treatment for esophageal varices. 2.MRI examination is impossible (ex. Installation of pacemaker, claustrophobia). 3.In the opinion of the investigator, patient is unsuitable as a study subject.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of liver stiffness and spleen stiffness measured by MR Elastography in predicting esophageal varices	—

Countries

Japan,Asia(except Japan)

Contacts

Public ContactNobuaki Matsui

Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

blastmatsui@gmail.com045-787-2640

Outcome results