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Focal masses in cirrhotic liver: CT and MR imaging features. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1994 Oct;163(4):857-62

Date

10/01/1994

Pubmed ID

8092023

DOI

10.2214/ajr.163.4.8092023

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0028043732 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   22 Citations

Abstract

The development of hepatic cirrhosis triggers attempted repair through regenerative nodules of parenchyma among bands of scar tissue. Some authors believe that this regeneration initiates an evolutionary process that may lead to nodular enlargement and cellular dedifferentiation to malignancy. Both the destructive and reparative processes in cirrhosis produce changes that the radiologist must recognize when imaging the cirrhotic liver. This essay describes the CT and MR features of masses and masslike lesions in the cirrhotic liver, including the identifying characteristics and overlapping appearances of CT and MR.

Author List

Taylor AJ, Carmody TJ, Quiroz FA, Erickson SJ, Varma RR, Komorowski RA, Foley WD

Author

Scott J. Erickson MD Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Fatty Liver
Female
Humans
Liver
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Neoplasms
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed