Regional presentation of hepatic diseases: CT and MR imaging findings of differential diagnosis.
Neoplastic and nonneoplastic diseases may involve the liver with a regional distribution, which is defined as a non-focal process without any specific anatomic predilection. In this pictorial essay we review hepatic diseases commonly presenting with a regional distribution in the liver and describe the CT and MR imaging findings helpful for differential diagnosis. Knowledge of the characteristic imaging manifestations of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases affecting the liver regionally will facilitate an accurate diagnosis and result in the appropriate clinical management of these liver diseases.
Shang
Sherry S
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Furlan
Alessandro
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Almusa
Omar
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Ahmed-Amr
Hesham M
HM
Bae
Kyongtae T
KT
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