title: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver: MRI with mangafodipir trisodium.
abstract: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver is a rare benign mass that is often misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma at preoperative imaging. We report a case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver with special emphasis on the appearance at MRI after administration of mangafodipir trisodium. On T1-weighted images the lesion was slightly hypointense relative to the liver, and on T2-weighted images it was isointense with a hyperintense capsule. No tumor enhancement was seen on T1-weighted images after administration of mangafodipir trisodium. MRI with mangafodipir trisodium might help to distinguish inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver from hepatocellular carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Materne
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Van Beers
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gigot
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horsmans
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lacrosse
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pringot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate; D004492:Edetic Acid; C060076:N,N'-bis(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid