Hepatic adenoma: MR appearance mimicking focal nodular hyperplasia.
A hepatic adenoma (HA) nearly isointense to normal liver on short and long repetition and echo time spin echo pulse sequences is presented. Contrary to previous expectations, the case shows that a single hepatic mass with these signal characteristics on magnetic resonance without a scar may represent either HA or focal nodular hyperplasia.
Nokes
S R
SR
Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
Baker
M E
ME
Spritzer
C E
CE
Meyers
W
W
Herfkens
R J
RJ
D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging