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The cheating liver: imaging of focal steatosis and fatty sparing
Angelo GambinoRoberto LagallaOnorina BrunoMarco Dioguardi BurgioChiara TorrisiFrancesco AgnelloSalvatore PettaViola RicceriMaurizio SoresiMassimo MidiriGiovanni PapiaGiuseppe BrancatelliGiuseppe CabibboMauro CalamiaFederica Vernucciosubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyPathologyPrognosiComputed Tomography AngiographyAdipose tissuePredictive Value of Testliver030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineFat accumulationPredictive Value of TestsRisk FactorsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseInternal medicinemedicineHumansFocal steatosiLiver imagingComputed tomography angiographyAgedintegumentary systemmedicine.diagnostic_testHepatologybusiness.industryRisk FactorFatty liverGastroenterologyMagnetic resonance imagingfatty sparingHepatologyMiddle AgedPrognosismedicine.diseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingAdipose Tissue030220 oncology & carcinogenesisFemaleRadiologySteatosisbusinessCTMRIFatty Liver AlcoholicHumandescription
ABSTRACT: Focal steatosis and fatty sparing are a frequent finding in liver imaging, and can mimic solid lesions. Liver regional variations in the degree of fat accumulation can be related to vascular anomalies, metabolic disorders, use of certain drugs or coexistence of hepatic masses. CT and MRI are the modalities of choice for the noninvasive diagnosis of hepatic steatosis. Knowledge of CT and MRI appearance of focal steatosis and fatty sparing is crucial for an accurate diagnosis, and to rule-out other pathologic processes. This paper will review the CT and MRI techniques for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis and the CT and MRI features of common and uncommon causes of focal steatosis and fatty sparing.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-31 |