Magnetic resonance imaging of the cirrhotic liver in the era of gadoxetic acid

• 作 者: Francesco Agnello Marco Dioguardi Burgio Dario Picone Federica Vernuccio Giuseppe Cabibbo Lydia Giannitrapani Adele Taibbi Antonino Agrusa Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta Massimo Galia Roberto Lagalla Mas
• 机 构: Section of Radiological Sciences,DIBIMED,University of Palermo,Section of Gastroenterology,DIBIMIS,U
• 出 处: World Journal of Gastroenterology
• 发表日期: 2016年01期
• 关键词: cirrhotic recognize adequate cirrhosis nodules artifacts visualization intrahepa

Gadoxetic acid improves detection and characterization of focal liver lesions in cirrhotic patients and can estimate liver function in patients undergoing liver resection.The purpose of this article is to describe the optimal gadoxetic acid study protocol for the liver,the unique characteristics of gadoxetic acid,the differences between gadoxetic acid and extra-cellular gadolium chelates,and the differences in phases of enhancement between cirrhotic and normal liver using gadoxetic acid.We also discuss how to obtain and recognize an adequate hepatobiliary phase.

Gadoxetic acid improves detection and characterization of focal liver lesions in cirrhotic patients and can estimate liver function in patients undergoing liver resection. The purpose of this article is to describe the optimal gadoxetic acid study protocol for the liver, the unique characteristics of gadoxetic acid, the differences between gadoxetic acid and extra-cellular gadolium chelates, and the differences in phases of enhancement between cirrhotic and normal liver using gadoxetic acid. We also discuss how to obtain and recognize an adequate hepatobiliary phase.