title: Defining vascular signatures of benign hepatic masses: role of MDCT with 3D rendering.
abstract: Multidetector CT (MDCT) provides new opportunities for hepatic tumor characterization. By coupling high-resolution isotropic datasets with advanced post-processing tools, maps of tumor vascularity can be generated to elucidate characteristic findings. This two-part review describes a range of benign and malignant liver masses, with emphasis on IV contrast-enhanced MDCT features and vascular signatures that can be identified on 3D vascular mapping.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Pamela T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Elliot K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging