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Implementation of Liver MR Elastography Tutorial Module to Improve Exam Quality and Reduce Patient Callback Rate

Kelly Tung Smith¹, Alvin Silva¹, Jonathan Flug¹, Justin Yu¹, and Anshuman Panda¹
¹Radiology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, PHOENIX, AZ, United States

Liver MR elastography (MRE) is a useful tool to diagnose and monitor hepatic fibrosis. Proficient image acquisition is technically challenging which can lead to suboptimal exams and unnecessary callbacks. Implementation of our tutorial has improved image quality and decreased callbacks.

Sample slide from the liver MR elastography quality control tutorial module illustrating the standard images acquired in a liver MR elastogram.

Liver magnetic resonance elastography decision-tree algorithm for image acquisition.