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Techniques for Liver MR Imaging

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MRI of the Liver

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Abdominal MRI should be considered a primary imaging method for many important disease processes, and the method of choice for imaging of both diffuse diseases and tumors of the liver. Reproducible diagnostic quality liver imaging with rapid acquisition techniques is feasible using the techniques discussed in this chapter. Gadolinium-enhancement is the key to a comprehensive examination and dynamically acquired images should include, at a minimum, the capillary-arterial, portal-venous and equilibrium-interstitial phases. An additional benefit of the rapid imaging strategies discussed in this chapter is shortened examination times. Ongoing technological developments may provide greater degrees of simplicity, reproducible quality, faster examinations, and accessibility to a broader range of imaging centers, including those with less experience in MRI.

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  1. Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Saarland, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany

    Günther Schneider M.D.

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25023, Brescia, Italy

    Luigi Grazioli M.D.

  3. Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Sanjay Saini M.D.

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Schneider, G., Grazioli, L., Saini, S. (2006). Techniques for Liver MR Imaging. In: Schneider, G., Grazioli, L., Saini, S. (eds) MRI of the Liver. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0469-1_1

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