MRI of hepatic adenomatosis: initial observations with gadoxetic acid contrast agent in three patients.

Giovanoli, Olivier; Heim, Markus; Terracciano, Luigi; Bongartz, Georg; Ledermann, Hans P · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2008

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Abstract

The purpose of our study was to describe the MR signal characteristics of histologically proven liver adenomatosis in three patients using gadoxetic acid, a newly developed liver-specific MR contrast agent. In all three patients, more than 100 liver adenomas revealed no metabolism of the new liver-specific contrast agent in the delayed phase. Because of absent or strongly reduced intracellular uptake of gadoxetic acid in all adenomas during delayed contrast-enhanced series, differentiation of adenomas from dysplastic or malignant lesions was not possible.

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