title: Imaging of the liver by helical CT and MR imaging.
abstract: With modern imaging technologies, including helical CT and MR imaging, the evaluation of liver morphology, blood flow and detection and characterization of liver neoplasms is possible in a noninvasive manner. Experiences in numerous institutions have established that both imaging methods are highly accurate in diagnosing hepatic pathology. Three-dimensional evaluation is feasible with fast imaging techniques such as multislice CT. With tissue-specific MR contrast agents such as SPIO, our capability is enhanced not only with respect to lesion detection but also lesion characterization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Japan. yama@kaiju.medic.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Awai
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawanaka
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*