Distinguishing intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma from poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma using precontrast and gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI

PURPOSEWe aimed to gain further insight in magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (mICC), its enhancement pattern with gadoxetic acid contrast agent, and distinction from poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma (pHCC).METHODSFourteen mICC an...

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Main Authors: Yoshiki Asayama, Akihiro Nishie, Kousei Ishigami, Yasuhiro Ushijima, Yukihisa Takayama, Nobuhiro Fujita, Yuichiro Kubo, Shinichi Aishima, Ken Shirabe, Takashi Yoshiura, Hiroshi Honda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2015-03-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/distinguishing-intrahepatic-cholangiocarcinoma-fro/55873