title: Liver Mass Evaluation in Patients Without Cirrhosis: A Technique-Based Method.
abstract: Liver MR imaging is the test of choice for lesion characterization in patients without a history of chronic liver disease. Multiple pulse sequences are used in combination to reach a diagnosis. The individual/incremental value of sequences encountered in modern clinical MR imaging with respect to several commonly encountered lesions in the noncirrhotic liver is reviewed.
authors: Division of Abdominal Imaging, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0030, USA. Electronic address: peterliu@med.umich.edu.
authors: Peter S
authors: PS
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Diffusion-weighted imaging; Dynamic postcontrast; Liver; MR imaging; Opposed-phase; T2-weighted