T2∗-weighted imaging of the liver versus the spleen to assess hepatitis B-related cirrhosis and its Child–Pugh class

Objective: To determine whether T2∗ value of liver or that of spleen is better associated with the presence and Child–Pugh class of hepatitis B related cirrhosis. Materials and methods: Fifty-nine cirrhotic patients with hepatitis B and 21 healthy participants were enrolled in this study and underwent 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging with T2∗-weighted sequence. Mean T2∗ values of liver and spleen were calculated. Statistical analysis was performed to compare the association of T2∗ value of liver and that of spleen with cirrhosis and its Child–Pugh class. Results: T2∗ values of liver and spleen might be indicators to discriminate cirrhotic patients from healthy individuals (all P