JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2019, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3): 393-396.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2019.03.021

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Clinical value of 3.0 T MR-LAVA sequence multi-phase dynamic enhanced scanning in qualitative diagnosis of intrahepatic nodular lesions in patients with liver cirrhosis

Gao Dejun, Chen Yaokang, Luo Ying   

  1. Department of Radiology,Affiliated Hospital,Panzhihua University,Panzhihua 617000,Sichuan Province,China
  • Received:2018-09-20 Online:2019-05-10 Published:2019-05-15

Abstract: Objectiv To investigate the value of 3.0 T MR-liver acceleration volume acquisition (LAVA) sequence multi-phase dynamic enhanced scanning in qualitative diagnosis of intrahepatic nodular lesions in patients with liver cirrhosis(LC). Methods Patients with LC were recruited in our hospital between January 2015 and August 2017. All patients underwent multi-phase dynamic contrast-enhanced CT scan and 3.0 T MR-LAVA sequences scan. Results MR-LAVA scan revealed 80 patients with intrahepatic lesions,while out of them the CT scan demonstrated in 73 cases (91.3%);the MR-LAVA provided diagnosis of focal nodular hyperplasia in 40,hepatic hemangioma in 13,primary liver cancer in 10, and metastatic tumors in 12 patients,while the CT scan diagnosed focal nodular hyperplasia in 34,hepatic hemangioma in 12,primary liver cancer in 9,and metastatic tumors in 18. Conclusion Multi-phase dynamic enhanced scan of 3.0 T MR-LAVA sequence scan might be an efficient approach in qualitatively diagnosing intrahepatic lesions,which could help clinicians to make decisions early.

Key words: Liver cirrhosis, Focal nodular hyperplasia, MR-liver acceleration volume acquisition, Qualitative diagnosis