A new imaging technology called magnetic resoance elastography (MRE) is highly accurate in identifying liver diseases

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A new

imaging technology called magnetic resonance elastography

(MRE) is highly accurate in identifying liver diseases and can help eliminate

the need for liver biopsies, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.

MRE,

which was developed at the Mayo Clinic, produces color-coded images (elastograms) that indicate how internal organs, muscles and

tissues would feel to the touch. Purple is the

softest, and red is the stiffest…..

http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/New-Imaging-Identifies-Types-of-Liver-Disease--28486-1/

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