Application of Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography Imaging in a Rat Model of NAFLD/NASHJeffrey Morin *1, Terri A. Swanson *2, Anthony Rinaldi 3, Magalie Boucher 4, Trenton Ross 3, Dinesh Hirenallur-Shanthappa 1
1Comparative Medicine, Pfizer Inc., 2Digital Medicine & Translational Imaging, Pfizer Inc., 3Internal Medicine Research Unit, Pfizer Inc., 4Drug Safety Research & Development, Pfizer Inc.
This protocol describes the use of an enhanced ultrasound technique to non-invasively observe and quantify liver tissue changes in rodent models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.