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Gomes NBN, Torres US, Silva GSE, Mamone POS, Ferraz MLCG, D’ippolito G. Magnetic resonance imaging findings in autoimmune hepatitis: how frequent and reproducible are they? Radiol Bras 2023; 56:308-316. [PMID: 38504809 PMCID: PMC10948163 DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2023.0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Objective To determine the frequency and interobserver reproducibility of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features considered diagnostic for autoimmune hepatitis. Materials and Methods Two abdominal radiologists, blinded to pathology data, reviewed the MRI examinations of 20 patients with autoimmune hepatitis, looking for liver enhancement, lymphadenopathy, portal hypertension, and chronic liver disease. The pattern of liver fibrosis was categorized as reticular, confluent, or mixed. Interobserver agreement was assessed by calculating intraclass correlation coefficients and kappa statistics. Results The most common abnormal finding on MRI was surface nodularity (in 85%), followed by liver fibrosis with a reticular pattern (in 80%)-categorized as mild (in 25.0%), moderate (in 43.8%), or severe (in 31.2%)-; heterogeneous liver enhancement (in 65%); splenomegaly (in 60%); caudate lobe enlargement (in 50%); and lymphadenopathy (in 40%). The interobserver agreement was almost perfect for surface nodularity (0.83), ascites (0.89), and liver volume (0.95), whereas it was just slight and fair for the degree of fibrosis and for heterogeneous liver enhancement (0.12 and 0.25, respectively). It was also slight and fair for expanded gallbladder fossa and enlarged preportal space (0.14 and 0.36, respectively), both of which are indicative of chronic liver disease. Conclusion The interobserver agreement was satisfactory for surface nodularity (the most prevalent abnormal MRI finding), ascites, liver volume, and splenomegaly. Conversely, it was only slight or fair for common but less objective criteria.
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- Natália Borges Nunes Gomes
- Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São
Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Grupo Fleury, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São
Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Grupo Fleury, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São
Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Grupo Fleury, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São
Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Grupo Fleury, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Rao C, Chen J, Wang W, Xue C, Wu L, Huang X, Chen S, Rao S, Li F. Computed tomography imaging features to evaluate the severity of portal hypertension and predict the rebleeding risk after endoscopic treatment in cirrhotic patients with variceal hemorrhage. Eur J Radiol 2023; 163:110841. [PMID: 37104896 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.110841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the association of computed tomography (CT) imaging features and severity of portal hypertension (PH) and develop a nomogram to predict high-risk PH in cirrhotic patients with gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage (GVH). METHODS The study retrospectively enrolled 158 cirrhotic patients with a history of endoscopic treatment for GVH. Hepatic vein pressure gradient (HVPG) was measured and the patients were classified into high-risk (HVPG > 16 mmHg) or low-risk (HVPG ≤ 16 mmHg) PH group. Pre-treatment CT features, including cavernous transformation of portal vein (CTPV), hilar periportal space (a distance between right portal vein and posterior edge of segment IV of the liver), and depth of right posterior hepatic notch sign (a sharp indentation in the right medial posterior liver surface), were evaluated. Risk factors associated with high-risk PH were analyzed, and a nomogram based on the imaging features was developed. RESULTS High-risk PH group showed a higher rebleeding rate after treatment than that of the low-risk (P = 0.029). Multivariate analysis indicated that larger hilar periportal space (P < 0.001), less frequencies of CTPV (P = 0.044) and deeper right posterior hepatic notch (P < 0.001) were independent risk factors associated with high-risk PH. A nomogram based on the three CT imaging features was established to predict high-risk PH with an excellent discrimination (c-statistic 0.854). CONCLUSION The nomogram based on CT features of hilar periportal space, depth of right posterior hepatic notch and CTPV can help to distinguish cirrhotic patients with high-risk PH, who are more vulnerable of variceal rebleeding after endoscopic treatment.
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- Chenyi Rao
- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Tanaka S, Sato K, Yamamoto R, Urakawa H, Ito E, Takayama Y, Yoshimitsu K. Gallbladder fossa nodularity in the liver typically observed in patients with alcoholic liver disease; comparison with chronic hepatitis C patients. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2023; 48:1965-1974. [PMID: 36933027 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-023-03874-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Gallbladder fossa nodularity (GBFN) is often observed in patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD), and we hypothesized this may be due to the cholecystic venous drainage (CVD), sparing this area from portal perfusion containing alcohol absorbed in the alimentary tract, and also escaping from alcohol-induced fibrotic and atrophic change of the liver parenchyma. The purpose of this study is to verify our hypothesis, using chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients as a control. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 2013 and 2017, consecutive 45 ALD and 46 CHC patients who had contrast-enhanced CT were retrospectively recruited. Those who had interventions or disease involvement around gallbladder fossa were excluded. All CT images, and angiography-assisted CT(ang-CT) images , when available, were reviewed. GBFN was subjectively classified into grades 0-3, depending upon the conspicuity of nodularity, which was compared between the groups, and was also correlated to various clinicoradiological factors, including the alcohol consumption grades (ACG). RESULTS GBFN was more frequently observed in ALD than in CHC patients, and higher grade GBFN was associated with ALD rather than CHC (all p < 0.05). Multivariable analysis revealed independently significant factors related to GBFN grades were ACG and albumin-bilirubin grades. Ang-CT images were available in 11 patients, all of whom exhibited portal perfusion diminishment and faint arterial enhancement, suggesting CVD, at the region of GBFN. When GBFN grade 3 was considered to discriminate ALD from CHC, the value of sensitivity/specificity/accuracy is 9%/100%/55%. CONCLUSION GBFN may represent spared liver tissue from alcohol-containing portal venous perfusion due to CVD, which may serve as an adjunctive sign of ALD or alcohol overconsumption with high specificity, but low sensitivity.
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- Shinji Tanaka
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma Jonan-Ku, Fukuoka City, 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma Jonan-Ku, Fukuoka City, 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, 1-1-1 Zokumyoin, Chikushino, Fukuoka, 818-8502, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma Jonan-Ku, Fukuoka City, 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma Jonan-Ku, Fukuoka City, 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma Jonan-Ku, Fukuoka City, 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma Jonan-Ku, Fukuoka City, 814-0180, Japan.
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Luetkens JA, Nowak S, Mesropyan N, Block W, Praktiknjo M, Chang J, Bauckhage C, Sifa R, Sprinkart AM, Faron A, Attenberger U. Deep learning supports the differentiation of alcoholic and other-than-alcoholic cirrhosis based on MRI. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8297. [PMID: 35585118 PMCID: PMC9117223 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12410-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Although CT and MRI are standard procedures in cirrhosis diagnosis, differentiation of etiology based on imaging is not established. This proof-of-concept study explores the potential of deep learning (DL) to support imaging-based differentiation of the etiology of liver cirrhosis. This retrospective, monocentric study included 465 patients with confirmed diagnosis of (a) alcoholic (n = 221) and (b) other-than-alcoholic (n = 244) cirrhosis. Standard T2-weighted single-slice images at the caudate lobe level were randomly split for training with fivefold cross-validation (85%) and testing (15%), balanced for (a) and (b). After automated upstream liver segmentation, two different ImageNet pre-trained convolutional neural network (CNN) architectures (ResNet50, DenseNet121) were evaluated for classification of alcohol-related versus non-alcohol-related cirrhosis. The highest classification performance on test data was observed for ResNet50 with unfrozen pre-trained parameters, yielding an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.82 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.71–0.91) and an accuracy of 0.75 (95% CI 0.64–0.85). An ensemble of both models did not lead to significant improvement in classification performance. This proof-of-principle study shows that deep-learning classifiers have the potential to aid in discriminating liver cirrhosis etiology based on standard MRI.
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- Julian A Luetkens
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Quantitative Imaging Lab Bonn (QILaB), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Quantitative Imaging Lab Bonn (QILaB), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Quantitative Imaging Lab Bonn (QILaB), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Quantitative Imaging Lab Bonn (QILaB), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Center for Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension Bonn (CCB), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Center for Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension Bonn (CCB), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Computer Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 19C, 53113, Bonn, Germany.,Media Engineering Department, Fraunhofer IAIS, Schloss Birlinghoven 1, 53757, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- Media Engineering Department, Fraunhofer IAIS, Schloss Birlinghoven 1, 53757, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Quantitative Imaging Lab Bonn (QILaB), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Quantitative Imaging Lab Bonn (QILaB), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Quantitative Imaging Lab Bonn (QILaB), University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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Yamamoto A, Ito K, Yasokawa K, Kanki A, Tanimoto D, Hayashida M, Tamada T. Morphologic changes in hepatitis virus-related liver cirrhosis: Relationship to hemodynamics of portal vein on dynamic contrast-enhanced CT. Radiography (Lond) 2020; 27:598-604. [PMID: 33358531 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2020.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The morphologic changes in the compensated stage of liver cirrhosis (cLC) are not diffuse atrophic changes. With cLC lobar or segmental changes combined with atrophy of the right lobe and medial segment together with hypertrophy of the caudate lobe and lateral segment are commonly seen. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the morphologic changes in hepatitis virus-related liver cirrhosis in relationship to haemodynamics of the portal vein on dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography (DCE-CT) METHODS: This study included 72 patients, 46 with hepatitis virus-related cirrhosis and 26 with a normally functioning liver, who underwent DCE-CT. In cirrhosis patients, the morphologic change index (MCI) of the liver was calculated and categorised into two groups, high-MCI (MCI ≥ 0.4) (n = 21) and low-MCI (MCI < 0.4) (n = 25). Cross-sectional areas of the main, right and left portal veins and the intra-portal distribution from splenic venous flow were evaluated for their relationships with the MCI and compared among three groups (normal-control, low MCI and high MCI). RESULTS There was a significant difference in the cross-sectional area of the left portal vein between the high-MCI group and the low-MCI group (p = 0.013) and the control group (p = 0.008). A significant correlation was identified between the cross-sectional area of the left portal vein and the MCI (r = 0.508, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Cross-sectional area of the left portal vein may be a factor related to morphologic changes in hepatitis virus-related liver cirrhosis and could be a possible index of the left portal venous flow volume. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE This study may be useful for predicting the degree of hepatic morphologic changes and the condition of cirrhosis in association with regional hepatic morphologic changes.
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- A Yamamoto
- Department of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Yamaguchi University, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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There are many different imaging features of cirrhosis, some of which are less commonly recognized. It is important that the radiologist is familiar with these features as cirrhosis can be first discovered on imaging performed for other indications, thus alerting the clinician for the need to screen for complications of cirrhosis and referral for potential treatment. This article reviews the various imaging findings of cirrhosis seen on cross-sectional imaging of the abdomen and pelvis.
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Ozaki K, Kozaka K, Kosaka Y, Kimura H, Gabata T. Morphometric changes and imaging findings of diffuse liver disease in relation to intrahepatic hemodynamics. Jpn J Radiol 2020; 38:833-852. [PMID: 32347423 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-020-00978-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Diffuse hepatic diseases have a variety of etiologies, with each showing characteristic morphometric changes. These changes are closely related to micro- and macro-level intrahepatic hemodynamics, in addition to the specific underlying pathophysiology. Short-term disorders in intrahepatic hemodynamics caused by each pathophysiological condition are compensated for by the balance of blood perfusion systems using potential trans-sinusoidal, transversal, and transplexal routes of communication (micro-hemodynamics), while long-term alterations to the intrahepatic hemodynamics result in an increase in total hepatic vascular resistance. Blood flow disorders induced by this increased vascular resistance elicit hepatic cellular necrosis and fibrosis. These changes should be uniformly widespread throughout the whole liver. However, morphometric changes do not occur uniformly, with shrinkage or enlargement not occurring homogeneously. Against this background, several macro-intrahepatic hemodynamic effects arise, such as asymmetrical and complicating morphometric structures of the liver, intricate anatomy of portal venous flow and hepatic venous drainage, and zonal differentiation between central and peripheral zones. These hemodynamic factors and pathophysiological changes are related to characteristic morphometric changes in a complicated manner, based on the combination of selective atrophy and compensatory hypertrophy (atrophy-hypertrophy complex). These changes can be clearly depicted on CT and MR imaging.
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- Kumi Ozaki
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuoka-Shimoaizuki, Eiheiji, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuoka-Shimoaizuki, Eiheiji, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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de Araujo EM, Torres US, Racy DJ, Torres LR, Chojniak R, D’Ippolito G. The "streamline phenomenon" of the portal vein flow and its influence on liver involvement by gastrointestinal diseases: current concepts and imaging-based review. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020; 45:403-415. [PMID: 31768597 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-019-02335-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The streamline flow in the portal system is a phenomenon by which blood from superior mesenteric vein goes preferentially to the right hepatic lobe, while splenic and inferior mesenteric veins divert preferentially to the left lobe. Such a phenomenon results in different patterns of distribution of several liver diseases. The purpose of this article is to discuss the concepts behind the theory of streamline flow and to perform an imaging-based review of representative cases, demonstrating how it may influence the patterns of liver involvement in different gastrointestinal diseases.
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Ghonge NP, Sahu A. 'Hepato-diaphragmatic fat interposition' and 'increased right hemi-diaphragmatic thickness': new imaging signs for early diagnosis of hepatic cirrhosis on routine CT abdomen. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020; 45:153-160. [PMID: 31542819 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-019-02230-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cirrhosis of liver is often a silent disease and need early diagnosis for effective treatment strategy. OBJECTIVES The present article aims to describe new imaging signs for early diagnosis of cirrhosis on routine CT. These are 'hepato-diaphragmatic fat interposition' (HDFI) and 'increased right hemi-diaphragmatic thickness' (increased r-DT sign). MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study based on the presence or absence of cirrhosis of liver (n = 100). 'HDFI sign' was labeled as positive if F is more than 50% of D; where F is the medio-lateral extent of the intra-abdominal fat along the postero-medial margin of liver and D is the distance from the lateral vertebral margin to the medial margin of the outer-most rib in the same axial image. Increased 'r-DT sign' is labeled when the dimension on right side exceeds left side by at least 0.2 cm. Pearson χ2 was performed to calculate the p value. A p value of < 0.05 was considered to indicate a significant difference. RESULTS There was a significant difference between cirrhotic and normal group, The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and the negative predictive value of HDFI sign was found to be 94%, 62%, 71.21% and 91.17%, while that of increased r-DT sign was found to be 96%,52%, 66.66% and 92.85%. The area under the ROC curve for the HDFI sign was found to be 0.78 as compared to 0.74 for the increased r-DT sign. CONCLUSION Both these new signs should be used as additional imaging signs for early diagnosis of cirrhosis.
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- Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India
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Fetzer DT, Rodgers SK, Seow JH, Dawkins AA, Joshi G, Gabriel H, Kamaya A. Ultrasound Evaluation in Patients at Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Radiol Clin North Am 2019; 57:563-583. [PMID: 30928078 DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the context of chronic liver disease (CLD), sonographic features of hepatic steatosis, cirrhosis, and portal hypertension are discussed and examples are provided. The impact of CLD and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is introduced, providing the rationale for a robust HCC screening and surveillance program for at-risk patients. The American College of Radiology Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System algorithms for screening and surveillance by ultrasound and for the definitive diagnosis of HCC by contrast-enhanced ultrasound are explained, with imaging examples provided. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound technique, limitations, and pitfalls also are introduced.
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- David T Fetzer
- Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9316, USA.
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- Abdominal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Einstein Medical Center, 5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Room HX-318A, Lexington, KY 40536-0293, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory University School of Medicine, 550 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North St. Clair Avenue, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive H1307, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Venkatraman Indiran
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, 7 Works Road, Chromepet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600044, India.
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Fujita N, Nishie A, Asayama Y, Ishigami K, Ushijima Y, Takayama Y, Okamoto D, Shirabe K, Yoshizumi T, Kotoh K, Furusyo N, Hida T, Oda Y, Fujioka T, Honda H. Fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Noninvasive assessment using computed tomography volumetry. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:8949-8955. [PMID: 27833386 PMCID: PMC5083800 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i40.8949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To evaluate the diagnostic performance of computed tomography (CT) volumetry for discriminating the fibrosis stage in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
METHODS A total of 38 NAFLD patients were enrolled. On the basis of CT imaging, the volumes of total, left lateral segment (LLS), left medial segment, caudate lobe, and right lobe (RL) of the liver were calculated with a dedicated liver application. The relationship between the volume percentage of each area and fibrosis stage was analyzed using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine the accuracy of CT volumetry for discriminating fibrosis stage.
RESULTS The volume percentages of the caudate lobe and the LLS significantly increased with the fibrosis stage (r = 0.815, P < 0.001; and r = 0.465, P = 0.003, respectively). Contrarily, the volume percentage of the RL significantly decreased with fibrosis stage (r = -0.563, P < 0.001). The volume percentage of the caudate lobe had the best diagnostic accuracy for staging fibrosis, and the area under the ROC curve values for discriminating fibrosis stage were as follows: ≥ F1, 0.896; ≥ F2, 0.929; ≥ F3, 0.955; and ≥ F4, 0.923. The best cut-off for advanced fibrosis (F3-F4) was 4.789%, 85.7% sensitivity and 94.1% specificity.
CONCLUSION The volume percentage of the caudate lobe calculated by CT volumetry is a useful diagnostic parameter for staging fibrosis in NAFLD patients.
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Alcoholic liver disease is a spectrum of conditions that include alcoholic fatty liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis, and chronic alcoholic liver disease. The diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease remains founded in an accurate patient history and detailed physical examination. Concurrent with the physical examination, objective data from laboratory, imaging, and histologic studies are helpful to confirm a diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease. Novel biomarkers, scoring systems, and imaging modalities are improving the ability to diagnose and manage alcoholic liver disease, but for most practicing clinicians, these have not been adopted widely because of their cost, but also because of limitations and uncertainty in their performance characteristics.
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Vargas O, Faraoun SA, Dautry R, Guerrache Y, Woimant F, Hamzi L, Boudiaf M, Poujois A, Soyer P, Dohan A. MR imaging features of liver involvement by Wilson disease in adult patients. Radiol Med 2016; 121:546-56. [DOI: 10.1007/s11547-016-0635-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Panaro F, Boisset G, Chanques G, Guiu B, Herrero A, Bouyabrine H, Pageaux GP, Boudjema K, Navarro F. Vena cava encirclement predicts difficult native hepatectomy. Liver Transpl 2016; 22:906-13. [PMID: 27149437 DOI: 10.1002/lt.24478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Recipient hepatectomy is a challenging liver transplantation (LT) procedure that has life-threatening complications. The current predictive mortality clinic-biological scores (Child/Model for End-Stage Liver Disease [MELD]) do not take into consideration the recipient's liver anatomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the dorsal sector anatomy of a cirrhotic liver on the morbidity/mortality rates of hepatectomy. A multicenter retrospective study (clinic-biological and morphologic) was performed from 2013 to 2014. The degree of encirclement of the inferior vena cava (IVC) by the dorsal sector of the liver was measured. The study population included 320 patients. Seventy-four (23%) patients had complete IVC encirclement. A correlation (P = 0.01) has been reported between the existence of a circular dorsal sector and the number of transfusions during LT (4 packed red blood cell [PRBC] transfusions in the group without IVC versus 7 PRBC transfusions in the other group). The existence of such anatomy increases the relative risk of early reoperation for IVC bleeding by 31% (P = 0.05). There is a correlation between alcoholic cirrhosis and dorsal-sector hypertrophy (126 cc versus 147.5 cc; P = 0.05). Concerning surgical time, we found no significant between-group differences. Compared to the severity of cirrhosis, an inverse correlation was observed between the MELD and Child scores and the dorsal sector hypertrophy (P < 0.001). No significant difference in terms of transfusion was found between the temporary portocaval shunt group (n = 168) and the other group (n = 152). The presence of a circular sector is associated with an increased risk of hemorrhage during hepatectomy, as well as an immediate postoperative risk of reoperation. Liver Transplantation 22 906-913 2016 AASLD.
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- Fabrizio Panaro
- Departments of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation, College of Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Departments of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation, College of Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Departments of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Eloi Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Departments of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation, College of Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Departments of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation, College of Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Departments of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation, College of Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Hépatobiliaire et Digestive, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalier, Rennes, France.,INSERM, UMR991, Foie, Métabolisme et Cancer, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
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- Departments of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation, College of Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Fetzer DT, Rees MA, Dasyam AK, Tublin ME. Hepatic sarcoidosis in patients presenting with liver dysfunction: imaging appearance, pathological correlation and disease evolution. Eur Radiol 2016; 26:3129-37. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-4169-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ozaki K, Matsui O, Kobayashi S, Minami T, Kitao A, Gabata T. Morphometric changes in liver cirrhosis: aetiological differences correlated with progression. Br J Radiol 2016; 89:20150896. [PMID: 26765832 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20150896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the morphometric changes in liver cirrhosis using multidetector CT volumetry and to analyse the differences in morphometric changes among different aetiologies and stages of cirrhosis. METHODS Each portal segment with the respective proportion relative to total liver volume was measured in 54 patients without cirrhosis as a control (male/female, 29/25; 62.4 ± 7.6 years) and 250 patients with cirrhosis (male/female, 172/78; 64.6 ± 9.2 years) related to hepatitis virus infection (n = 96), alcoholism (n = 88) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (n = 66). 149 patients were classified as patients with Child-Pugh Class A, 57 patients as patients with Class B and 44 patients as patients with Class C. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used for statistical analysis (p < 0.05). RESULTS Cirrhosis associated with all aetiologies commonly showed atrophy of the medial and anterior segments and right lobe and hypertrophy of the lateral segment and caudate lobe compared with the control (p < 0.05). In Child-Pugh Class A, hypertrophy of the caudate lobe progressed more in alcoholism and NASH than in virus-related aetiologies (p < 0.001). Hypertrophy of the lateral segment and atrophy of the medial and anterior segments and right lobe progressed less in NASH than in cases with virus related and alcoholic cirrhosis (p < 0.001). In patients with Class B, these differences were less prominent than in those with Class A (p < 0.001). In Class C, no significant differences were noted in any segment, regardless of aetiology (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION Morphometric changes of cirrhosis display different patterns according to aetiology. Differences between aetiologies would decrease with progression of cirrhosis. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE Morphometric changes of cirrhosis display different patterns according to aetiology. Differences between aetiologies would decrease with progression of cirrhosis.
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- Kumi Ozaki
- Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Quantum Medicine Technology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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The diagnostic efficacy of quantitative liver MR imaging with diffusion-weighted, SWI, and hepato-specific contrast-enhanced sequences in staging liver fibrosis--a multiparametric approach. Eur Radiol 2015; 26:539-46. [PMID: 25991488 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-3830-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2014] [Revised: 03/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the diagnostic efficacy of multiparametric MRI using quantitative measurements of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of the liver parenchyma on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), signal intensity (SI) on susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI), and gadoxetic acid-enhanced T1-weighted imaging during the hepatobiliary phase for the staging of liver fibrosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy-seven patients underwent a 3T MRI examination, including DWI/SWI sequences and gadoxetic acid-enhanced T1-weighted MRI. Liver fibrosis according to liver biopsy was staged using the Metavir fibrosis score: F0 (n = 21, 27.3%); F1 (n = 7, 9.1%); F2 (n = 8, 10.4%); F3 (n = 12, 15.6%); and F4 (n = 29, 37.7%). SI of the liver was defined using region-of-interest measurements to calculate the ADC values, the relative enhancement (RE) in the hepatobiliary phase, and the liver-to-muscle ratio (LMR) measurements for SWI. RESULTS The values of RE, LMR, and ADC measurements were statistically significantly different among the five fibrosis stages (p < 0.004). Combining the three parameters in a multiparametric approach, the AUC for detecting F1 stage or greater (≥ F1) was 94%, for F2 or greater (≥F2) was 95%, for F3 or greater (≥F3) was 90%, and for stage F4 was 93%. CONCLUSIONS Multiparametric MRI is an efficient non-invasive diagnostic tool for the staging of liver fibrosis. KEY POINTS • Multiparametric MRI has high accuracy in predicting moderate or greater liver fibrosis. • Relative enhancement post- gadoxetic acid is an independent predictor of liver fibrosis. • Liver SWI signal intensity and ADC values enhance the diagnostic ability.
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Barr DC, Hussain HK. MR Imaging in Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2014; 22:315-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Vonghia L, Michielsen P, Dom G, Francque S. Diagnostic challenges in alcohol use disorder and alcoholic liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20:8024-8032. [PMID: 25009373 PMCID: PMC4081672 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i25.8024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Alcohol use disorders represent a heterogeneous spectrum of clinical manifestations that have been defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5. Excessive alcohol intake can lead to damage of various organs, including the liver. Alcoholic liver disease includes different injuries ranging from steatosis to cirrhosis and implicates a diagnostic assessment of the liver disease and of its possible complications. There is growing interest in the possible different tools for assessing previous alcohol consumption and for establishing the severity of liver injury, especially by non-invasive methods.
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LI-RADS Categorization of Benign and Likely Benign Findings in Patients at Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Pictorial Atlas. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2014; 203:W48-69. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.13.12169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cirrhosis is the main risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The major causative factors of cirrhosis in the United States and Europe are chronic hepatitis C infection and excessive alcohol consumption with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis emerging as another important risk factor. Magnetic resonance imaging is the most sensitive imaging technique for the diagnosis of HCC, and the sensitivity can be further improved with the use of diffusion-weighted imaging and hepatocyte-specific contrast agents. The combination of arterial phase hyperenhancement, venous or delayed phase hypointensity "washout feature," and capsular enhancement are features highly specific for HCC with reported specificities of 96% and higher. When these features are present in a mass in the cirrhotic liver, confirmatory biopsy to establish the diagnosis of HCC is not necessary. Other tumors, such as cholangiocarcinoma, sometimes occur in the cirrhotic at a much lower rate than HCC and can mimic HCC, as do other benign lesions such as perfusion abnormalities. In this article, we discuss the imaging features of cirrhosis and HCC, the role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of HCC and other benign and malignant lesions that occur in the cirrhotic liver, and the issue of nonspecific arterially hyperenhancing nodules often seen in cirrhosis.
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- Daniel C Barr
- From the Department of Radiology/MRI, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
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Alcoholism results in about 2.5 million deaths annually worldwide, representing 4% of all mortality. Although alcoholism is associated with more than 60 diseases, most mortality from alcoholism results from alcoholic liver disease (ALD). ALD includes alcoholic steatosis, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis, in order of increasing severity. Important scoring systems of ALD severity include: Child-Pugh, a semi-quantitative scoring system useful to roughly characterize clinical severity; model for end-stage liver disease, a quantitative, objective scoring system used for prognostication and prioritization for liver transplantation; and discriminant function, used to determine whether to administer corticosteroids for alcoholic hepatitis. Abstinence is the cornerstone of ALD therapy. Psychotherapies, including twelve-step facilitation therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and motivational enhancement therapy, help support abstinence. Disulfiram decreases alcohol consumption by causing unpleasant sensations after drinking alcohol from accumulation of acetaldehyde in serum, but disulfiram can be hepatotoxic. Adjunctive pharmacotherapies to reduce alcohol consumption include naltrexone, acamprosate, and baclofen. Nutritional therapy helps reverse muscle wasting, weight loss, vitamin deficiencies, and trace element deficiencies associated with ALD. Although reduced protein intake was previously recommended for advanced ALD to prevent hepatic encephalopathy, a diet containing 1.2-1.5 g of protein/kg per day is currently recommended to prevent muscle wasting. Corticosteroids are first-line therapy for severe alcoholic hepatitis (discriminant function ≥ 32), but proof of their efficacy in decreasing mortality remains elusive. Pentoxifylline is an alternative therapy. Complications of advanced ALD include ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, esophageal variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, hepatopulmonary syndrome, and portopulmonary hypertension. Alcoholic cirrhotics have increased risk of developing hepatomas. Liver transplantation is the ultimate therapy for severe ALD, but generally requires 6 mo of proven abstinence for eligibility. Alcoholic cirrhotics who maintain abstinence generally have a relatively favorable prognosis after liver transplantation.
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Balassy C, Feier D, Peck-Radosavljevic M, Wrba F, Witoszynskyj S, Kiefer B, Reiter G, Dai Y, Ba-Ssalamah A. Susceptibility-weighted MR imaging in the grading of liver fibrosis: a feasibility study. Radiology 2013; 270:149-58. [PMID: 23925270 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.13122440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the feasiblity of magnetic resonance (MR) susceptibility-weighted (SW) imaging as a tool to evaluate liver fibrosis grades in patients with chronic liver diseases (CLD) utilizing signal intensity (SI) measurements, with histopathologic findings as the reference standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study was approved by the local ethics committee. All subjects gave written informed consent. Eighty consecutive patients (mean age, 56.8 years), 60% of whom were male [n = 48] and 40% of whom were female [n = 32], with CLD due to various underlying causes and histopathologically proved liver fibrosis were included. Biopsies were evaluated for liver fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity (according to METAVIR scoring system), iron load, and steatosis. Two radiologists, blinded to the clinical data, assessed regions of interest in the liver and spinal muscle in consensus. Liver-to-muscle SI ratios were calculated and correlated to histopathologic findings and clinical data by using univariate and multivariate regression analysis. RESULTS Liver-to-muscle SI ratio decreased in parallel with the increasing grade of liver fibrosis and correlated strongly with liver fibrosis (r = -0.81, P < .0001) and moderately with necroinflammatory activity (r = -0.52, P < .0001) and iron load (r = -0.37, P = .0002) but did not correlate with steatosis (r = -0.18, P = .11). In multiple regression analysis, liver fibrosis and iron load independently influenced SW imaging measurements, explaining 69% of the variance of liver-to-muscle SI ratio (R(2) = 0.69, P < .001). Liver-to-muscle SI ratio performed well in grading liver fibrosis, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.92 for scores of F2 or higher and 0.93 for score of F4 (liver cirrhosis). CONCLUSION SW imaging is a feasible noninvasive tool to detect moderate and advanced liver fibrosis in CLD patients.
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- Csilla Balassy
- From the Departments of Radiology (C.B., D.F., A.B.), Gastroenterology (M.P.), Pathology (F.W.), and Nuclear Medicine (S.W.), Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; Department of Radiology, Medical University of Cluj Napoca, Cluj Napoca, Romania (D.F.); Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany (B.K.); Siemens Healthcare, Graz, Austria (G.R.); and Siemens Healthcare, Shanghai, China (Y.D.)
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Variation in hepatic segmental volume distribution according to different causes of liver cirrhosis: CT volumetric evaluation. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2012; 36:220-5. [PMID: 22446363 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0b013e31824afd86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate if there is difference in hepatic segmental volume distribution according to causes of liver cirrhosis (LC) using computed tomography volumetric analysis. METHODS On computed tomographic scans, hepatic segmental volumes were measured in 90 patients with LC of 4 different causes (alcohol, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and cryptogenic cirrhosis). The volumetric indices were compared. RESULTS The volume proportion of the lateral segment in the liver in patients with HBV was significantly higher than in the patients with HCV (P = 0.038). Hepatic volume distribution in alcoholic LC showed differences: larger caudate lobe volume than HBV- and HCV-induced LC (P = 0.029 and P = 0.031), larger right lobe volume (P = 0.043) and smaller proportion of the lateral segment in the liver (P = 0.003) than in HBV-induced LC. CONCLUSIONS Computed tomography volumetric analysis showed differences in hepatic segmental volume distribution in cirrhotic patients according to causes of LC.
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Little is known about how alcohol causes liver disease and cirrhosis. The strongest evidence of the causality between alcohol and liver disease stems from epidemiological observations. Factors contributing to alcohol-induced fibrosis and cirrhosis include cytokines, oxidative stress, and toxic metabolites of ethanol. Patients with alcoholic cirrhosis generally have complications at diagnosis, and cirrhotic complications should be actively assessed because they are closely associated with subsequent morbidity as well as mortality. Abstinence is strictly required to prevent disease progression and is critical for eventual liver transplantation. In addition, nutritional therapy remains the mainstay of managing alcoholic cirrhosis.
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- Yi-Wen Huang
- Liver Center, Cathay General Hospital Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan ; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Liver Center, Cathay General Hospital Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan ; Faculty of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan ; Graduate institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan ; Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shim JH, Yu JS, Chung JJ, Kim JH, Kim KW. Segmental difference of the hepatic fibrosis from chronic viral hepatitis due to hepatitis B versus C virus infection: comparison using dual contrast material-enhanced MRI. Korean J Radiol 2011; 12:431-8. [PMID: 21852903 PMCID: PMC3150670 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.4.431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We wanted to identify the geographic differences in hepatic fibrosis and their associations with the atrophy-hypertrophy complex in patients with chronic viral hepatitis using the dual-contrast material-enhanced MRI (DC-MRI) with gadopentetate dimeglumine and ferucarbotran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with chronic C (n = 22) and B-viral hepatitis (n = 35) were enrolled for determining the subjective grade of fibrosis (the extent and thickness of fibrotic reticulations) in the right lobe (RL), the caudate lobe (CL), the medial segment (MS) and the lateral segment (LS) of the liver, with using a 5-grade scale, on the gradient echo T2(*)-weighted images of DC-MRI. The fibrosis grades of different segments were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by post-hoc analysis to establish the segment-by-segment differences. The incidences of two pre-established morphologic signs of cirrhosis were also compared with each other between the two groups of patients. RESULTS There were significant intersegmental differences in fibrosis grades of the C-viral group (p = 0.005), and the CL showed lower fibrosis grades as compared with the grades of the RL and MS, whereas all lobes were similarly affected in the B-viral group (p = 0.221). The presence of a right posterior hepatic notch was significantly higher in the patients with intersegmental differences of fibrosis between the RL and the CL (19 out of 25, 76%) than those without such differences (6 out of 32, 19%) (p < 0.001). An expanded gallbladder fossa showed no significant relationship (p = 0.327) with the segmental difference of the fibrosis grades between the LS and the MS. CONCLUSION The relative lack of fibrosis in the CL with more advanced fibrosis in the RL can be a distinguishing feature to differentiate chronic C-viral hepatitis from chronic B-viral hepatitis and this is closely related to the presence of a right posterior hepatic notch.
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- Jae Ho Shim
- Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, 712 Eonjuro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea
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Tonan T, Fujimoto K, Qayyum A. Chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis on MR imaging. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2011; 18:383-402, ix. [PMID: 21094446 DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2010.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This article focuses on the current role of magnetic resonance imaging in the detection and characterization of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. In particular, the characteristic MR imaging features of morphologic changes and focal manifestations of chronic liver disease are highlighted.
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- Tatsuyuki Tonan
- Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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Ozaki K, Matsui O, Kobayashi S, Sanada J, Koda W, Minami T, Kawai K, Gabata T. Selective Atrophy of the Middle Hepatic Venous Drainage Area in Hepatitis C–related Cirrhotic Liver: Morphometric Study by Using Multidetector CT. Radiology 2010; 257:705-14. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10100468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The volume of the liver can not only directly reflect the size of the liver, liver capacity and the quantity of liver cells, but also, to a certain extent, indirectly reflect blood perfusion and metabolic capability of the liver. Therefore, liver volume is an important parameter to evaluate hepatic reserve function. The accurate measurement of liver volume has great significance for the formulation of treatment program, prevention of liver failure, and prediction of prognosis. This article is to review the clinical application of measurement of liver volume by multi-slice spiral CT.
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These recommendations provide a data-supported approach. They are based on the following: (i) a formal review and analysis of the recently published world literature on the topic (Medline search); (ii) American College of Physicians Manual for Assessing Health Practices and Designing Practice Guidelines (1); (iii) guideline policies, including the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Policy on the development and use of practice guidelines and the AGA Policy Statement on Guidelines (2); and (iv) the experience of the authors in the specified topic. Intended for use by physicians, these recommendations suggest preferred approaches to the diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive aspects of care. They are intended to be flexible, in contrast to the standards of care, which are inflexible policies to be followed in every case. Specific recommendations are based on relevant published information. To more fully characterize the quality of evidence supporting the recommendations, the Practice Guideline Committee of the AASLD requires a Class (reflecting the benefit vs. risk) and Level (assessing the strength or certainty) of Evidence to be assigned and reported with each recommendation (Table 1, adapted from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association Practice Guidelines) (3,4).
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- Robert S O'Shea
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Tenca A, Massironi S, Colli A, Basilisco G, Conte D. “Pseudotumoral” hepatic pattern in acute alcoholic hepatitis: A case report. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15:4070-4. [PMID: 19705506 PMCID: PMC2731961 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.4070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH), a “pseudotumoral” appearance of the liver parenchyma on computed tomography (CT) scan has been reported. The main findings are hypervascularized areas closely similar to those observed in large hepatocellular carcinomas. We report a case of a patient affected by AAH with an unusual appearance of these “pseudotumoral” areas on CT scan, close resembling a metastatic cancer rather than a primary hepatocellular carcinoma. In fact, in contrast with previous reports, the picture was characterized by the presence of many inhomogeneous, hypoattenuated areas highlighted during both pre- and post-contrast phases. Moreover, we report the first description of “pseudotumoral” lesions on ultrasound scan. This patient was successfully treated with corticosteroids, even if many controversies still exist regarding their efficacy in this setting.
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Yu JS, Shim JH, Chung JJ, Kim JH, Kim KW. Double contrast-enhanced MRI of viral hepatitis-induced cirrhosis: correlation of gross morphological signs with hepatic fibrosis. Br J Radiol 2009; 83:212-7. [PMID: 19505965 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/70974553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic ability of the expanded gallbladder fossa and right posterior hepatic notch signs for hepatic fibrosis determined by double contrast-enhanced MRI. For patients with chronic viral hepatitis B (n = 96) or hepatitis C (n = 13) who underwent gadopentate dimeglumine-enhanced dynamic MRI followed by ferucarbotran-enhanced gradient-echo imaging, the degree of parenchymal fibrosis was categorised into three groups based on the extent of reticulation and nodularity: (1) pre-cirrhotic or minimal fibrosis; (2) mild to moderate fibrosis; (3) advanced cirrhosis. Each group was evaluated for the presence of a sharp notch in the posterior-medial surface of the right lobe of the liver and expanded gallbladder fossa. The expanded gallbladder fossa sign gradually increased with an increasing degree of fibrosis (Group 1, 50%; Group 2, 61%; Group 3, 78%), and there was no significant difference (p>0.5) between hepatitis B (67%) and C (73%). In the case of the right posterior hepatic notch sign, only 6% of Group 1 and Group 2 patients were positive; 27% of hepatitis B patients and 90% of hepatitis C patients in Group 3 exhibited the sign (p<0.05). Owing to its low prevalence, even in advanced cirrhosis, the right posterior hepatic notch sign is of little value in the diagnosis of cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis B virus infection, whereas an expanded gallbladder fossa could be used as a non-specific indicator of early fibrosis before the gross appearance of advanced hepatic fibrosis.
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- J S Yu
- Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Differentiating Cirrhosis and Chronic Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis Using MRI. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2008; 190:W201-7. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.07.2639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Zhou XP, Lu T, Wei YG, Chen XZ. Liver volume variation in patients with virus-induced cirrhosis: findings on MDCT. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2007; 189:W153-9. [PMID: 17715084 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.07.2181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to establish a standard liver volume formula and explore the correlation between hepatic lobe variations in patients with virus-induced cirrhosis and the severity of disease by measuring the volume of the whole liver, the left lateral segment, and the caudate lobe using 16-MDCT. MATERIALS AND METHODS The volume and per-body surface area (BSA) volume of the whole liver, the left lateral segment, and the caudate lobe were calculated in 113 patients with normal livers and 101 patients with virus-induced cirrhosis who underwent volume CT. The proportion of the left lateral segment volume and the proportion of the caudate lobe volume to the total liver volume, the volume index, and the volume change ratio were also calculated, and these data were grouped by Child-Pugh classification and compared. The standard liver volume formula was constructed from body weight and body height or from BSA. RESULTS There was a positive correlation between liver volume (LV) and body height, body weight (BW) [LV (cm3) = 12.90 x BW (kg) + 437.91], and BSA [LV (cm3) = 882.08 x BSA (m2) - 308.12]. The total mean +/- standard error (SE) liver volume of the control group was 1,222.76 +/- 216.96 cm3. The mean volumes of the whole liver and of the left lateral segment were 798.01 +/- 203.64 and 213.04 +/- 74.84 cm3, respectively, for Child-Pugh class C patients, which was significantly smaller than those values for Child-Pugh class A and B patients (p < 0.05). The mean volume of the caudate lobe was 36.83 +/- 22.11 cm3 for Child-Pugh class A patients, which is significantly larger than those values for Child-Pugh class B and C patients (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION CT-measured liver volume and standard liver volume formulas were helpful in evaluating liver volume variations. Enlargement of the left lateral segment was absolute in Child-Pugh class A and B patients, but was relative in Child-Pugh class C patients; enlargement of the caudate lobe was absolute in Child-Pugh class A patients, but was relative in Child-Pugh class B and C patients.
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- Xiang-ping Zhou
- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Vilgrain V, Condat B, Bureau C, Hakimé A, Plessier A, Cazals-Hatem D, Valla DC. Atrophy-hypertrophy complex in patients with cavernous transformation of the portal vein: CT evaluation. Radiology 2006; 241:149-55. [PMID: 16908681 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2411051102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To retrospectively evaluate the morphologic changes in the liver associated with cavernous transformation of the portal vein. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was institutional review board approved. Informed patient consent was not required. The computed tomographic (CT) results for 22 patients (14 male, eight female; mean age, 54 years) with cavernous transformation of the portal vein and no evidence of chronic liver disease at liver biopsy were retrospectively reviewed and compared with the CT results for 36 control subjects. Various morphologic changes in the hepatic lobes were qualitatively and quantitatively assessed by using the Student t test for unpaired data. RESULTS Qualitative analysis revealed the atrophy-hypertrophy complex in most (n = 20, 91%) of the patients with cavernous transformation and in no control subjects. Atrophy of the left lateral segment and right liver lobe was seen in 16 (73%) and seven (32%) patients, respectively. Hypertrophy of the caudate lobe and liver segment IV was identified in 19 (86%) and 11 (50%) patients, respectively. All mean caudate lobe volume index values and mean caudate lobe-to-right lobe ratio values were significantly greater (P < .05) in the cavernous transformation group than in the control group. The mean segment IV diameter was significantly greater (41.6 vs 28.1 mm, P < .001) in the patients with cavernous transformation. Hepatic nodules and hepatic contour nodularity were not seen in the patients with cavernous transformation. CONCLUSION The atrophy-hypertrophy complex is frequently observed in patients with cavernous transformation of the portal vein. Some findings, such as hypertrophy of the caudate lobe, mimic chronic liver disease or signs of portal hypertension, but left lateral segment atrophy and a normal or enlarged segment IV are distinctive findings of cavernous transformation.
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- Valérie Vilgrain
- Departments of Radiology and INSERM Unité 773 CRB3, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Beaujon, 100 bld Général Leclerc, 92110 Clichy, France.
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Bezerra ASDA, D'Ippolito G, Caldana RP, Cecin AO, Szejnfeld J. Avaliação hepática e esplênica por ressonância magnética em pacientes portadores de esquistossomose mansônica crônica. Radiol Bras 2004. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-39842004000500003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJETIVO: Avaliar, qualitativa e quantitativamente, as alterações morfológicas hepáticas e esplênicas por ressonância magnética (RM) em pacientes portadores de esquistossomose mansônica crônica, e a reprodutibilidade do método na avaliação hepatoesplênica destes pacientes. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Realizou-se estudo prospectivo em 28 pacientes esquistossomóticos submetidos à RM de abdome superior. Os exames foram realizados em equipamento com alto campo (1,5 T), utilizando-se bobina de corpo e bomba injetora para a administração do contraste endovenoso, e interpretados por dois examinadores independentes, que avaliaram a presença de alterações morfológicas hepáticas e esplênicas. A concordância interobservador e intra-observador foram medidas pelo teste kappa e pelo teste do coeficiente de correlação intraclasses. RESULTADOS: As variáveis qualitativas e quantitativas apresentaram boa concordância interobservador e intra-observador (kapa > 0,65 e r > 0,66, respectivamente). A maior concordância interobservador foi obtida para o diâmetro ântero-posterior do baço (r = 0,98). Os observadores identificaram redução do lobo hepático direito, aumento do lobo hepático esquerdo e caudado associado a esplenomegalia em quase todos os pacientes, e alargamento de fissuras, heterogeneidade do parênquima hepático, irregularidade de contornos, vasos periféricos hepáticos e fibrose periportal em mais de 82% dos pacientes. CONCLUSÃO: As alterações morfológicas hepáticas caracterizam-se pela redução do lobo direito e aumento dos lobos caudado e esquerdo, e as esplênicas, pela presença de esplenomegalia e nódulos sideróticos. A RM apresenta elevada reprodutibilidade na avaliação dessas alterações em pacientes com esquistossomose mansônica crônica.
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Ito K, Mitchell DG, Kim MJ, Awaya H, Koike S, Matsunaga N. Right posterior hepatic notch sign: a simple diagnostic MR finding of cirrhosis. J Magn Reson Imaging 2004; 18:561-6. [PMID: 14579399 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine the frequency of occurrence of the right posterior hepatic notch sign at MR imaging in patients with cirrhosis, and to assess its diagnostic capability of this sign as a simple diagnostic MR finding of cirrhosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study population included 330 patients with pathologically proved cirrhosis (N = 202) or without clinical evidence of chronic liver diseases (N = 128, control group). MR images were qualitatively evaluated for the presence of the right posterior hepatic notch sign. This sign was considered present if there was a sharp notch in the right posterior surface of the liver. The presence of the expanded gallbladder fossa sign was also evaluated during the same reading session. RESULTS The right posterior hepatic notch sign was observed in 145 of the 202 patients in the cirrhosis group, while this sign was seen in only two of the 128 patients in the control group (P < 0.0001). The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of this sign for the MR diagnosis of cirrhosis were 72%, 98%, and 82%, respectively. When the presence of either the expanded gallbladder fossa sign or the right posterior hepatic notch sign was considered for the MR diagnosis of cirrhosis, the sensitivity and accuracy increased to 86% and 89%, respectively. CONCLUSION The right posterior hepatic notch sign can be used as a simple and highly specific sign of cirrhosis, if present. The diagnostic performance can be improved when the presence of either the expanded gallbladder fossa sign or the right posterior hepatic notch sign was considered.
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- Katsuyoshi Ito
- Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
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Bader TR, Beavers KL, Semelka RC. MR imaging features of primary sclerosing cholangitis: patterns of cirrhosis in relationship to clinical severity of disease. Radiology 2003; 226:675-85. [PMID: 12616016 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2263011623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the spectrum of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging appearances of the liver in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and to examine their correlation with clinical stage of disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-two patients (25 female, 27 male; mean age, 43 years; age range, 11-87 years) with PSC underwent nonenhanced and gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging. Two abdominal radiologists retrospectively reviewed all images (independently and then in consensus) for the imaging pattern of the liver parenchyma, presence and grade of intrahepatic biliary ductal dilatation, and presence of areas of parenchymal atrophy or abnormal signal intensity and/or gadolinium enhancement. Imaging findings were correlated with Child class, Child-Turcotte-Pugh score, and Mayo end-stage liver disease (MELD) score. Statistical analyses (kappa scoring for interobserver agreement, McNemar test, Mann-Whitney U test, multiple regression analysis, Spearman correlation) were performed. RESULTS Of 52 patients, seven (13%) had no imaging findings of cirrhosis, 17 (33%) had a diffuse pattern of cirrhosis, and 28 (54%) had a large macronodular pattern (with nodules >or=3 cm) (kappa = 0.84). Intrahepatic biliary ductal dilatation was observed in 44 (85%) patients and was general in 18 (35%) and segmental in 26 (50%). Peripheral wedge-shaped areas of parenchyma were observed with atrophy in 23 (44%) and 25 (48%) patients by the two readers (kappa = 0.76) and without atrophy in 18 (35%) patients by both readers (kappa = 1.00). No correlation was found between imaging findings and clinical scores (P >.05, multiple regression analysis; P =.25-.75, Mann-Whitney U test; Spearman correlation coefficients between -0.33 and 0.33). CONCLUSION The spectrum of MR imaging appearances of PSC is diverse and comprises distinct patterns that do not appear to correlate with severity of disease. Large regenerative nodules are a frequent finding and may help to establish the diagnosis.
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- Till R Bader
- Departments of Radiology and Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 101 Manning Dr, CB 7510, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7510, USA
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Awaya H, Mitchell DG, Kamishima T, Holland G, Ito K, Matsumoto T. Cirrhosis: modified caudate-right lobe ratio. Radiology 2002; 224:769-74. [PMID: 12202712 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2243011495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine whether a modified caudate-right lobe ratio (C/RL) with use of the right portal vein to set the lateral boundary (C/RL-r) is more accurate for diagnosing cirrhosis and evaluating its clinical severity than is the previously described C/RL with use of the main portal vein to set the lateral boundary (C/RL-m). MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred thirty-six patients (121 with pathologically proved cirrhosis and 115 without history of chronic hepatic diseases) underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Two independent observers measured C/RL-r and compared it with C/RL-m. Results were compared by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and accuracy measures at various thresholds. RESULTS The area below the ROC curve was greater for C/RL-r (0.797) than for C/RL-m (0.731; P =.040). By using a C/RL-r greater than 0.90, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for the MR imaging diagnosis of cirrhosis were 71.7%, 77.4%, and 74.2%, respectively. The highest accuracy of the C/RL-m was 65.7%, when the C/RL-m was greater than 0.55. Interobserver agreement was statistically confirmed for both measurements by using kappa analysis. Significant differences were found among the three Child-Pugh classes by using C/RL-r (P =.0105) but not by using C/RL-m. CONCLUSION C/RL-r is more accurate for diagnosing cirrhosis and evaluating its clinical severity than is C/RL-m.
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- Hitomi Awaya
- Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 132 S 10th St, 1096 Main Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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