Contrast-Enhanced Ct and Mri Findings of Atypical Hepatic Echinococcus Alveolaris Infestation
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Date
2005
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Springer
Abstract
Diagnosis of liver infestation by Echinococcus alveolaris (EA) is based on serological and radiological findings. In this report, we present a 15-year-old girl with atypical hepatic EA infestation showing central punctate calcifications and contrast enhancement on the portal and late phases of CT and MRI. CT showed a hypodense mass involving more than half of the liver with prominent central calcifications. MRI revealed hypointense signal of the infiltrative mass on both T1- and T2-weighted images. Contrast enhancement is a unique finding in hepatic EA infestation that may cause difficulties with diagnosis. MRI may provide invaluable information in the diagnosis of EA infestation of the liver, either by disclosing the infiltrative pattern of infestation without significant effect to vascular structures, or by the signal characteristics.
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Etlik, Omer/0009-0000-9266-3941
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Keywords
Liver, Infection, Echinococcus Alveolaris, Ct, Mri, Child
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Q2
Scopus Q
Q2
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Volume
35
Issue
5
Start Page
546
End Page
549