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Solitary necrotic nodules of the liver: cross-sectional imaging findings and follow-up in nine patients.
Alfred StadlerStefano ColagrandeGiuseppe BrancatelliLuca MesseriniTommaso Vincenzo BartolottaMaria Lara PaolucciWolfgang SchimaAngelo Vanzullisubject
AdultGadolinium DTPAMalemedicine.medical_specialtyIohexolIronContrast MediaCross-sectional imagingNecrosisImage Interpretation Computer-AssistedmedicineHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingLiver neoplasmMagnetite NanoparticlesAgedRetrospective StudiesFibrous capsule of Glissonmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryHepatic capsuleLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic resonance imagingDextransOxidesUltrasonography DopplerGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingLobeFerrosoferric Oxideliver metastases; liver neoplasm; solitary necrotic nodulesmedicine.anatomical_structureLiverFemaleRadiologyTomographyNuclear medicinebusinessTomography Spiral ComputedCalcificationFollow-Up Studiesdescription
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to retrospectively evaluate the sonographic, CT, and MRI findings (number, diameter, lobar location, depth from the hepatic capsule, and appearance of lesions) in a series of nine patients with pathologically proven solitary necrotic nodules of the liver and the natural evolution at follow-up in four of the nine patients.CONCLUSION. Solitary necrotic nodules are usually small, solitary lesions, mainly located under the liver capsule of the right lobe. They are hypoechoic on sonography, hypoattenuating on CT, have low signal intensity on both T1- and T2-weighted MRI with lack of enhancement after IV contrast administration, and at follow-up have a tendency to show calcification and involution toward reduction in size.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-23 | AJR. American journal of roentgenology |