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Direct and indirect imaging features of adrenohepatic fusion

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It is difficult to make a correct diagnosis when a lesion arising from adrenohepatic fusion occurs. Also, the anatomical characteristics may lead to various radiological features so that it is frequent to under- or over-treat a lesion from adrenohepatic fusion. Adrenohepatic fusion is characterized by the close intermixture of hepatocytes and adrenocortical cells with rare or no formation of a peri-adrenal capsule. The purpose of this clinical perspective was to describe the direct and indirect imaging features of adrenohepatic fusion and show their clinical implications for patient care.

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    Jung Jae Park, Byung Kwan Park & Chan Kyo Kim

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Park, J.J., Park, B.K. & Kim, C.K. Direct and indirect imaging features of adrenohepatic fusion. Abdom Radiol 41, 377–383 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0573-y

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