Figure 5.

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) of the liver and the spleen. MRE was measured in four animals from group 2. Both liver stiffness and spleen stiffness were positively correlated to the duration of the disease. The points on both liver and spleen stiffness lines correspond to the mean stiffness measured at that point of time. The peak in liver stiffness after month 12 corresponds to the time when one of the pigs had a major gastrointestinal bleed. ^∗P < 0.05, ^∗∗∗P < 0.001 compared to baseline stiffness.