Cirrhosis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org
2024年6月2日 · Cirrhosis (plural: cirrhoses) is the common endpoint of a wide variety of chronic liver disease processes which cause hepatocellular necrosis. Cirrhosis can be diagnosed with ultrasound, CT, and MRI, and these imaging modalities can also be used to evaluate for possible complications of cirrhosis, such as portal hypertension or hepatocellular ...
CT and MRI of Cirrhosis and its Mimics - AJR
MRI and CT of the liver are widely used tools for the evaluation of cirrhosis and its related complications. Among disease entities that can mimic cirrhosis are chemotherapy-induced cirrhosis (with and without the presence of metastases), diffuse hepatic metastases, massive hepatic necrosis with regeneration, and hepatoportal sclerosis or ...
Imaging of the cirrhotic liver - Radiology Key
2021年6月13日 · Dynamic contrast-enhanced (A), unenhanced portal venous phase (B) and delayed phase (C) computed tomography (CT) images show the nodular liver surface diagnostic of cirrhosis. The liver parenchyma is homogeneous, with neither fibrotic reticulations nor regenerative nodules clearly identified.
Imaging Findings in Cirrhotic Liver: Pearls and Pitfalls for …
2023年8月31日 · The authors illustrate the typical and atypical features of benign and malignant lesions in cirrhosis and discuss the technical pitfalls and unique advantages associated with various imaging modalities in assessing cirrhotic livers, including noncontrast and contrast-enhanced US, CT, and MRI.
MDCT Imaging Findings of Liver Cirrhosis: Spectrum of Hepatic …
Hepatic cirrhosis is the clinical and pathologic result of a multifactorial chronic liver injury characterized by extensive fibrosis and nodular regeneration replacing the normal liver parenchyma . It is well known that cirrhosis is associated with a markedly increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the sixth most common malignancy ...
Radiologic Mimics of Cirrhosis - AJR
2012年11月23日 · Contrast-enhanced CT image shows nodularity (arrow) of liver surface outlined by ascites; there findings are suggestive of cirrhosis. Histopathologic examination of explanted liver 5 days later showed confluent regenerative nodules surrounded by …
Liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and cirrhosis-related nodules: Imaging ...
2017年6月1日 · CT images of the liver in a patient with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension obtained during the portal venous phase after intravenous administration of iodinated contrast material at three different levels of slice. CT images show global atrophy of the liver, which is more prominent on the right liver and irregular liver contours.
Cirrhosis: CT and MR imaging evaluation - European Journal of …
In this article, we present the CT and MR imaging characteristics of the cirrhotic liver. We describe the altered liver morphology in different forms of viral, alcoholic and autoimmune end-stage liver disease. We present the spectrum of imaging findings in portal hypertension, such as splenomegaly, ascites and varices.
Cirrhosis: CT and MR imaging evaluation - ScienceDirect
2007年1月1日 · In this article, we present the CT and MR imaging characteristics of the cirrhotic liver. We describe the altered liver morphology in different forms of viral, alcoholic and autoimmune end-stage liver disease. We present the spectrum of imaging findings in portal hypertension, such as splenomegaly, ascites and varices.
Abdominal CT: Liver • LITFL • Radiology library
2024年6月2日 · Cirrhotic livers often have a nodular, bumpy surface. Cirrhosis can also present with more subtle nodularity of the liver surface but will often give other hints of the diagnosis, including widening of the fissure and enlargement of the left and caudate lobes.