Spectrum of hepatic surface enhancement on contrast-enhanced CT in various abdominal conditions.
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.
Nishie
Akihiro
A
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. anishie@radiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Yoshimitsu
Kengo
K
Irie
Hiroyuki
H
Tajima
Tsuyoshi
T
Asayama
Yoshiki
Y
Hirakawa
Masakazu
M
Nakayama
Tomohiro
T
Kakihara
Daisuke
D
Honda
Hiroshi
H
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*