Confluent hepatic fibrosis in cirrhosis: ferumoxides-enhanced MR imaging findings.
Matsuo M, Kanematsu M, Kondo H, Asano T, Tomimatsu H, Manabe T, Hoshi H.Abdom Imaging 2001 Mar-Apr;26(2):146-8 Related Articles, Links
We describe ferumoxides-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging findings in a 60-year-old man with confluent hepatic fibrosis in advanced cirrhosis. The extension and internal structure of confluent fibrosis were well demonstrated with ferumoxides-enhanced proton-density spin-echo magnetic resonance images, showing a wedge-shaped area of high signal intensity corresponding to the extension of fibrosis and internal focal areas of low signal intensity, presumably corresponding to residual functioning liver parenchyma. This case suggests a potential utility of ferumoxides-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for characterizing this tumor-mimicking disorder.
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