CONTEXT T2* magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is being increasingly used for the assessment of organ iron content in thalassemics, but cost is a major prohibitive factor for repeated measurements. If serum ferritin correlates well with the T2* MRI liver and heart, it will be economical and more simple tool to assess organ iron deposition. AIMS The aim of this study was to find out the relation...

PURPOSE To compare contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) using Sonazoid with Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI (EOB-MRI) in the diagnosis of liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS A total of 69 patients diagnosed with or suspected of having liver metastasis were enrolled. These hepatic lesions were diagnosed by histopathological examination after surgical resection or based on...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of [18F]FDG-PET/MRI with PET/CT for the detection of liver metastases. METHODS 32 patients with solid malignancies underwent [18F]FDG-PET/CT and subsequent PET/MRI of the liver. Two readers assessed both datasets regarding lesion characterization (benign, indeterminate, malignant), conspicuity and diagnostic confidence. A...

INTRODUCTION There is no study relating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to ultrasound (US) findings in patients with Schistosomiasis mansoni. Our aim was to describe MRI findings inpatients with schistosomal liver disease identified by US. METHODS Fifty-four patients (mean age 41.6±13.5years) from an area endemic for Schistosomiasis mansoni were selected for this study.All had US indicating ...

Abstract Primary liver cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) comprising vast majority cases. HCC unlike solid cancers can be diagnosed based on imaging findings alone using multiphasic contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MRI) without need for histopathological confirmation in Liver Imaging Repor...

The undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver is a rare tumor with poor prognosis, improved outcomes being reported more recently multimodality treatments. We report case 6-year-old girl an incidentally diagnosed and histologically proven localized liver. divergence between solid appearance at US cystic-like on CT/MRI, which has been attributed to presence myxoid component frequently desc...

UNLABELLED Preoperative assessment of liver function and prediction of postoperative functional reserve are important in patients scheduled for liver resection. While determination of absolute liver function currently mostly relies on laboratory tests and clinical scores, postoperative remnant liver function is estimated volumetrically using imaging data obtained with computed tomography (CT) o...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate MRI findings in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and to determine the value of MRI in the diagnosis of PBC and assessment of liver fibrosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study reviewed the prevalence of MRI abnormalities seen in 45 PBC patients in the past four years, including 33 patients who underwent liver biopsy. Correlation between the MRI findings and t...

Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) technique probing the microscopic movement of water molecules in tissue, allows for quantification diffusivity and contribution perfusion to total amount water. In last decades, its use organs other than brain has increased it successfully been applied abdominal organs; otherwise DWI assessment (by measuring fraction edema apparent diffusio...

Preoperative assessment of liver function and prediction of postoperative functional reserve are important in patients scheduled for liver resection. While determination of absolute liver function currently mostly relies on laboratory tests and clinical scores, postoperative remnant liver function is estimated volumetrically using imaging data obtained with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic ...