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A 35-year-old woman that in an abdominal ultrasound is diagnosed with a hyperechoic liver nodule, in the posterior segments of the right lobe, was submitted to our MRI unit. An MRI exploration is conducted, with standard sequences, including T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and a dynamic study, after the administration of a gadolinium-based contrast media.
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Vallenilla, A.E.M., Botella, E.R., Luna, A. (2012). Liver. In: Luna, A., Vilanova, J., Ros, P. (eds) Learning Abdominal Imaging. Learning Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88003-5_1
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