Segmental hyperintensity on T1-weighted MRI of the liver: indication of segmental cholestasis.
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between segmental hyperintensity of the liver on T1-weighted images and segmental cholestasis in patients with obstructive jaundice. T1-weighted and T2-weighted MR images were obtained of 73 patients with obstructive jaundice caused by various diseases. Fat-suppressed T1-weighted images were also obtained of 10 patients. Eleven patients with segmental intrahepatic bile duct dilatation (cholestasis) showed segmental hyperintensity on T1-weighted images and/or fat-suppressed T1-weighted images and no signal intensity difference on T2-weighted images. Sixty-two patients with widespread intrahepatic bile duct dilatation showed no intensity difference on T1-weighted and T2-weighted images (P < .01). Segmental hyperintensity on T1-weighted images was correlated with intrahepatic cholestasis.
Gabata
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Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University, School of Medicine, Japan.
Matsui
O
O
Kadoya
M
M
Yoshikawa
J
J
Ueda
K
K
Kawamori
Y
Y
Takashima
T
T
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000473:pathology*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity