title: MR imaging of diffuse liver disease: from technique to diagnosis.
abstract: Over the past decade the role of MR imaging in the evaluation of diffuse liver disease has become common practice. Although detection of focal liver lesions remains the mainstay of liver imaging, a growing cohort of patients are referred for evaluation of hepatosteatosis, iron deposition diseases, and cirrhosis. In particular, multiecho sequences are becoming the gold standard for quantification of fat and iron. MR elastography allows for improved early detection of hepatic fibrosis. Unfortunately, a majority of the diffuse liver diseases lack specific features on MR imaging, yet a solid understanding of the different pathologic processes allows an informed interpretation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Hope
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ohliger
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: aqayyum@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Aliya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qayyum
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003287:Contrast Media; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D059629:Signal-To-Noise Ratio
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007501:Iron
keywords: Diffuse; Fat; Iron; Liver; MR imaging