Introduction Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a technique for noninvasively measuring tissue stiffness [1]. MRE begins with the introduction of shear waves via an external vibration source. The resulting shear waves are imaged with a phase-contrast MRI pulse sequence incorporating motion-encoding gradients synchronized to the external motion. Finally, the shear wave images are mathemati...

Introduction In vivo, non-invasive measurements of the stiffness (elastic modulus) of biological tissue can be performed with magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) [1]. Many studies have illustrated the versatility of MRE; stiffness estimates have been obtained from liver, muscle, breast, brain and heart [2-5]. Tissue health or disease is often indicated by its stiffness. In many cases tissue h...

Target audience: Physicians, scientists, and physicists interested in performing Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) of the pancreas. Purpose: The pancreas is a unique organ with complex anatomy and physiology which sits deep in the retroperitoneum. Histologically, chronic pancreatitis (CP) is associated with perilobular fibrosis and acinar destruction with inflammatory cells [1]. Pancreatic ...

Introduction Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a non-invasive imaging technique for quantitative measurement of the mechanical properties of biologic tissue in vivo [1]. The clinical interest in MRE has largely been driven by the direct relationship between tissue health and stiffness. As a result, MRE may provide significant clinical value for the non-invasive diagnosis of pathology and...

FINAL ID: Paper #: 001 TITLE: Interrater reproducibility of measured pancreatic secretory function on secretin-enhanced MRCP PRESENTER (FIRST NAME ONLY): Andrew PRESENTER (LAST NAME ONLY): Trout PRESENTER (INSTITUTION ONLY): Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center PRESENTER (E-MAIL ONLY): andrew.trout@cchmc.org SESSION TITLE: Scientific Session I-A: Gastrointestinal Radiology SESSION DAY ...