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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: :Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
There are no MRI scan findings helps in diagnosing autoimmune hepatitis. However, a MRI scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of autoimmune hepatitis which include fibrosis, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly.
MRI
There are no MRI findings helps in diagnosing autoimmune hepatitis. However, a MRI scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of autoimmune hepatitis which include:[1][2]
- Fibrosis and irregular nodular liver which diagnose cirrhosis
- Heterogeneous hepatic echotexture which suggest active inflammation of the liver
- Hepatomegaly
- Splenomegaly
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References
- ↑ Sahni VA, Raghunathan G, Mearadji B, Ukomadu C, Glickman J, Silverman SG, Erturk SM, Mortele KJ (2010). "Autoimmune hepatitis: CT and MR imaging features with histopathological correlation". Abdom Imaging. 35 (1): 75–84. doi:10.1007/s00261-008-9485-4. PMID 19067033.
- ↑ Bilaj F, Hyslop WB, Rivero H, Firat Z, Vaidean G, Shrestha R, Woosley JT, Semelka RC (2005). "MR imaging findings in autoimmune hepatitis: correlation with clinical staging". Radiology. 236 (3): 896–902. doi:10.1148/radiol.2363041262. PMID 16118168.