title: [Modern magnetic resonance imaging of the liver].
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the liver has become an essential tool in the radiological diagnostics of both focal and diffuse diseases of the liver and is subject to constant change due to technological progress. Recently, important improvements could be achieved by innovations regarding MR hardware, sequences and postprocessing methods. The diagnostic spectrum of MRI could be broadened particularly due to new examination sequences, while at the same time scanning time could be shortened and image quality has been improved. The aim of this article is to explain both the technological background and the clinical application of recent MR sequence developments and to present the scope of a modern MRI protocol for the liver.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Köln, Deutschland.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Hedderich
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Köln, Deutschland.|Philips Healthcare Deutschland, Hamburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Köln, Deutschland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maintz
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Köln, Deutschland. thorsten.persigehl@uk-koeln.de.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Persigehl
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
keywords: Diffuse liver diseases; Examination sequences; Focal liver diseases; Magnetic resonance imaging; Protocol