TY - T1 - (31)Phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the liver for evaluating inflammation and fibrosis in autoimmune hepatitis SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/237094 T3 - A1 - Puustinen, Lauri; Hakkarainen, Antti; Kivisaari, Reetta; Boyd, Sonja; Nieminen, Urpo; Färkkilä, Martti; Lundbom, Nina; Arkkila, Perttu A2 - PB - Y1 - 2017 LA - eng AB - Background: Liver biopsy is the gold standard in evaluating inflammation and fibrosis in autoimmune hepatitis.Aims: In search of non-invasive follow-up tools in autoimmune hepatitis, we evaluated (31)phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (P-31 MRS).Methods: Twelve consecutive AIH patients (mean age 42.8 years, 10 women) underwent liver biopsy, routine laboratory liver function tests, which were compared to findings in P-31 MRS and transient elastography (TE).Results: Phosphoenolpuryvate (PE... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Autoimmune hepatitis; liver histology; magnetic resonance spectroscopy; transient elastography; fibrosis; inflammation; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID-THERAPY; CLINICAL-PRACTICE; SCORING SYSTEMS; DISEASE; QUANTIFICATION; MANAGEMENT; DIAGNOSIS; BIOPSY; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine N1 - PP - ER -