Open AccessDifferentiation between dysplastic nodule and early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: The utility of conventional MR imaging
Author(s) -
ChungTei Chou,
Jung-Mao Chou,
Ting-Chen Chang,
SuCheng Huang,
ChiaBang Chen,
YaoLi Chen,
RanChou Chen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i42.7433
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , medicine , hyperintensity , magnetic resonance imaging , stage (stratigraphy) , nodule (geology) , carcinoma , pathology , radiology , nuclear medicine , biology , paleontology
To elucidate the variety of ways early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can appear on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging by analyzing T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and gadolinium-enhanced dynamic studies.