[MRI demonstration of pseudolobules of liver cirrhosis--particular reference to iron deposits on autopsy specimens].
MRI was performed on formalin-fixed autopsied liver specimens of nine patients with liver cirrhosis. Tiny low-intensity nodules were demonstrated in four specimens, in which microscopic examination revealed hemosiderin deposits in pseudolobules. In one specimen with mild hemosiderin deposits, low-intensity nodule was not seen on MRI. This result suggests that there is a close relationship between MRI demonstration of low-intensity nodules and iron deposits in pseudolobules of liver cirrhosis.
Ohtomo
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Itai
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Ohtomo
Y
Y
Shiga
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Minami
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Iio
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M
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D007501:Iron