MRI of adenomatous hyperplastic nodules of the liver in Budd-Chiari syndrome.
We present two cases of adenomatous hyperplastic nodules (AHN) occurring in patients with chronic Budd-Chiari syndrome who were investigated with MRI. In one case the foci of AHN were isointense to the liver on spin echo (SE) T1-weighted MRI and were hyperintense on both SE proton density and SE T2-weighted MRI. In the other case the nodules were hyper-intense on SE T1-weighted MRI. They were isointense on SE proton density-weighted MRI and became slightly hyperintense on SE T2-weighted MRI. Furthermore, in both cases one nodule displayed hyperintensity with hypointense rims on SE T2-weighted MRI.
Soyer
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Department of Radiology, Hopital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France.
Lacheheb
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Caudron
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Levesque
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male