Fig. 3. Evaluation of contrast uptake for fibrosis assessment. A 53-year-old female patient with chronic hepatitis B (A-C). Hepatobiliary phase imaging (A) and hepatocyte uptake ratio (HUR) map (B) using Look-Locker sequence depict homogeneous and high contrast uptake (HUR: 63.6). In comparison, hepatobiliary phase imaging (D) and HUR map (E) in a 65-year-old male patient with Child B cirrhosis demonstrate decreased contrast uptake (HUR: 39.9). Histogram analyses (C, F) reveal comparatively more heterogeneous contrast uptake in the patient with advanced cirrhosis (F). ave = average.
