title: Detection and characterization of focal hepatic lesions with diffusion-weighted MR imaging: a pictorial review.
abstract: The purpose of this pictorial review is to discuss the usefulness and limitations of diffusion-weighted (DW) MR imaging of the liver, demonstrating DW images of a variety of focal hepatic diseases. We include hepatocellular carcinoma, borderline-lesions in cirrhosis, metastasis, cavernous hemangioma, cyst, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatic adenoma, abscess, and hematoma. DW imaging is an important supplementary sequence of routine MR imaging protocols of the liver. Radiologists need to understand its usefulness and limitations in the detection and characterization of benign and malignant focal hepatic diseases.
authors: Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan. masa-gif@umin.net
authors: Masayuki
authors: M
authors: Kanematsu
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Goshima
authors: Haruo
authors: H
authors: Watanabe
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Kondo
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Kawada
authors: Yoshifumi
authors: Y
authors: Noda
authors: Akinori
authors: A
authors: Aomatsu
authors: Noriyuki
authors: N
authors: Moriyama
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology