Effects of Liver Fibrosis Progression on Tissue Relaxation Times in Different Mouse Models Assessed by Ultrahigh Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Table 2

Histologic criteria for fibrosis staging in bile duct ligation and comparable animal models.

Histologic findings	-score
No fibrosis	0
Scattered periportal and perineoductular fibrosis (incomplete lamellae)	1
Periportal, perineoductular fibrosis (complete lamellae) +/− beginning septa	2
Periportal, perineoductular fibrosis with portal-portal septa	3
Complete cirrhosis	4