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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

Overview

On MRI, characteristic features for the diagnosis of liver mass, include:

MRI

On MRI, characteristic features for the diagnosis of liver mass, include:

• Higher soft tissue contrast
• Lack of radiation exposure
• Lesion characterization by evaluation of signal intensities

• Improving detection of hypervascular lesions

• Characterization of the dynamics of contrast uptake

Gallery

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  MRI is superior to CT in defining tumor margins, vessel involvement and adenopathy. Generally, hypointense.