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Pitfalls in liver imaging

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Localized, abnormal attenuation/intensity areas on unenhanced and/or enhanced study of CT/MR imaging do not necessarily correspond to tumors themselves or real tumor size. Pitfalls in the diagnosis of liver tumor are described dividing into enhanced study (vascular variants, vascular abnormalities, hyperplastic nodules, around the tumor, and miscellaneous) and unenhanced study (fatty change, focal spared area of diffuse fatty liver, and miscellaneous).

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  1. Department of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Japan, Japan

    Yuji Itai & Yukihisa Saida

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  1. Yuji Itai
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Itai, Y., Saida, Y. Pitfalls in liver imaging. Eur Radiol 12, 1162–1174 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-001-1178-0

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