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