Anyone familiar with getting an MRE?

[Ellyne]

I have a few questions about the MRE? I’m hoping someone with experience in this are might have some answers .Is it difficult insurance wise to get an MRE? Do you need to have a poor result in Fibroscan before you can get an MRE? What stage of cirrhosis do you need to be in before an MRE is ordered?

[gwillistexas]

I have only had fibroscans because MRE is not available in my city just yet. My dr is comfortable with fibroscan as long as they are done right. I never heard that MRE is only done on cirrhotic patients. Fibrosis patients have them as well. MRE is said to be more accurate.

[Ellyne in reply to gwillistexas]

Thank you

[gwillistexas in reply to Ellyne]

Just curious, do you know if your still in fibrotic stages Or cirrhotic?

[Ellyne in reply to gwillistexas]

I am in early stage of PBC. I had a fibroscan scan one year ago and got 5.3. Had another one this past March and I have made 4 calls to get results and this time the person I spoke with said she would mail it right out. So I’m hoping to get that this week.

[7443jec]

Can I ask, what is MRE?

[Ancolie in reply to 7443jec]

That is what I am asking myself . What is an MRE ?

[YvonneGS in reply to Ancolie]

“Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that measures the stiffness of soft tissues by generating shear waves in tissue, imaging their propagation using MRI, and processing the images to generate a stiffness map (elastogram).”

[Ancolie in reply to YvonneGS]

Thank you so much for the explanation Yvonne.

[YvonneGS in reply to Ancolie]

No problem. Easier for me to copy and paste than explain in my own words! 😉 My hubby has had a few of them over the years too. Take care!