title: Chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis on MR imaging.
abstract: This article focuses on the current role of magnetic resonance imaging in the detection and characterization of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. In particular, the characteristic MR imaging features of morphologic changes and focal manifestations of chronic liver disease are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tonan
authors.forename: Kiminori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Aliya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qayyum
mesh_terms: D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*