title: Spectrum of hepatic surface enhancement on contrast-enhanced CT in various abdominal conditions.
abstract: Hepatic surface enhancement on CT can represent particular clinical significance in various abdominal conditions, at times being the only abnormality found. Detecting hepatic surface enhancement, together with the other ancillary diagnostic techniques as well, may lead to grasp of the underlying condition and to early or timely diagnosis and treatment of abdominal disorders. This manuscript describes the spectrum of hepatic surface enhancement on CT, and the importance of focusing on the hepatic surface during interpretation is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. anishie@radiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nishie
authors.forename: Kengo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimitsu
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asayama
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirakawa
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kakihara
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*