Causes of hepatic capsular retraction: a pictorial essay

Hepatic capsular retraction: spectrum of diagnosis at MRI

Hepatic capsular retraction is an imaging feature that deserves the attention of the radiologist. Hepatic capsular retraction is associated with a number of hepatic lesions, benign or malignant, treated or untreated. The purpose of this pictorial review is to discuss the most common benign and malignant hepatic lesions associated with this feature with an emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging ...

Hysterosalpingography Finding in Intra Uterine Adhesion (Asherman’s Syndrome): A Pictorial Essay

Focal Nodular Hyperplasia with Retraction of Liver Capsule: A Case Report

Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is characterized by the presence a central scar with radiating fibrous septa. Our case had a capsular retraction, which was the result of an extension of the central scar to the surface. In addition, a hypointense scar on the T2-weighted image and a minimal enhancing central scar on the enhanced T1-weighted image, which was due to dense, sclerotic collagenous tis...

QuickScan Reviews in Radiology, June 30 2009

Objective: To evaluate for a change in the appearance of focal confluent hepatic fibrosis encountered in cirrhotic patients. Design: Retrospective analysis. Participants: 26 patients (19 men, 7 women). Methods: The 3 inclusion criteria for the study were a diagnosis of cirrhosis, having undergone a contrast-enhanced CT, and having had a repeat CT of the liver at least 6 months after the initial...

Pseudocirrhosis as a complication after chemotherapy for hepatic metastasis from breast cancer

Pseudocirrhosis is a radiologic term that describes the serial development of diffuse hepatic nodularity caused by chemotherapy for hepatic metastasis, especially from breast cancer. It is characterized by morphologic changes mimicking liver cirrhosis following chronic liver diseases, such as multifocal capsular retraction and enlargement of the caudate lobe, and is a potential cause of portal ...