Evaluation of the Mean and Entropy of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values in Chronic Hepatitis C: Correlation with Pathologic Fibrosis Stage and Inflammatory Activity Grade

Abstract

Assessment of a combination of mean ADC and entropy ADC in patients with chronic hepatitis C is more accurate for predicting pathologic hepatic fibrosis stage and inflammatory activity grade and helpful for detecting early fibrotic or inflammatory activity when compared with assessment of mean ADC alone.