TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic resonance imaging of the cirrhotic liver in the era of gadoxetic acid
AU - Lagalla, Roberto
AU - Giannitrapani, Lydia
AU - Picone, Dario
AU - Bartolotta, Tommaso Vincenzo
AU - Agnello, Francesco
AU - Taibbi, Adele
AU - Brancatelli, Giuseppe
AU - Cabibbo, Giuseppe
AU - Agrusa, Antonino
AU - Midiri, Massimo
AU - Vernuccio, Federica
AU - Galia, Massimo
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Gadoxetic acid improves detection and characterization of focal liver lesions in cirrhotic patients and can estimate liver function in patients undergoing liver resection. The purpose of this article is to describe the optimal gadoxetic acid study protocol for the liver, the unique characteristics of gadoxetic acid, the differences between gadoxetic acid and extra-cellular gadolium chelates, and the differences in phases of enhancement between cirrhotic and normal liver using gadoxetic acid. We also discuss how to obtain and recognize an adequate hepatobiliary phase.
AB - Gadoxetic acid improves detection and characterization of focal liver lesions in cirrhotic patients and can estimate liver function in patients undergoing liver resection. The purpose of this article is to describe the optimal gadoxetic acid study protocol for the liver, the unique characteristics of gadoxetic acid, the differences between gadoxetic acid and extra-cellular gadolium chelates, and the differences in phases of enhancement between cirrhotic and normal liver using gadoxetic acid. We also discuss how to obtain and recognize an adequate hepatobiliary phase.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/200373
UR - http://www.wjgnet.com/esps/DownLoadFile.aspx?Type=Digital&SubType=1&DOI=10.3748%2fwjg.v22.i1.103&FilePath=Pub%5c10.3748%5cv22%5ci1%5cWJG-22-103.pdf
M3 - Article
VL - 22
SP - 103
EP - 111
JO - World Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - World Journal of Gastroenterology
SN - 1007-9327
ER -