Pitfalls in liver imaging

Eur Radiol. 2002 May;12(5):1162-74. doi: 10.1007/s00330-001-1178-0. Epub 2002 Feb 5.

Abstract

Localized, abnormal attenuation/intensity areas on unenhanced and/or enhanced study of CT/MR imaging do not necessarily correspond to tumors themselves or real tumor size. Pitfalls in the diagnosis of liver tumor are described dividing into enhanced study (vascular variants, vascular abnormalities, hyperplastic nodules, around the tumor, and miscellaneous) and unenhanced study (fatty change, focal spared area of diffuse fatty liver, and miscellaneous).

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatty Liver / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement
  • Liver Circulation
  • Liver Neoplasms / blood supply
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*