title: Focal fatty infiltration of the liver associated with important mass effect.
abstract: A case of focal fatty infiltration of the liver (FFIL) with partly multinodular appearance and significant mass effect on computed tomography (CT) is presented. Mass effect in FFIL is sometimes seen with alcoholic liver disease and makes the differential diagnosis with malignant disease often difficult. Diagnosis of FFIL was confirmed on 1.5 T MR images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verhille
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marchal
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fevery
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005235:Fatty Liver, Alcoholic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium