Diagnosis and management of autoimmune hepatitis

This state-of-the-art review highlights the clinical utility of cT1 in AIH diagnosis and management: it provides a quantitative, accurate, and reliable measurement of liver fibroinflammation, which correlates with histology, and predicts clinical outcomes. cT1 serves as a “virtual biopsy”, providing a “panoramic view” of liver tissue characteristics; it helps assess the heterogenous distribution of disease across the liver, supports monitoring, risk-stratification, and informs treatment-withdrawal decisions.