Potential MR pitfall in relying on lesion/liver intensity ratio in presence of hepatic hemochromatosis

Scott Mirowitz; Jay P. Heiken; Joseph K.T. Lee

doi:10.1097/00004728-198803000-00025

Potential MR pitfall in relying on lesion/liver intensity ratio in presence of hepatic hemochromatosis

Scott Mirowitz, Jay P. Heiken, Joseph K.T. Lee

Radiology

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We present a case of hepatic metastasis studied by magnetic resonance imaging in which a spuriously high lesion/liver intensity ratio (suggestive of cavernous hemangioma) was obtained due to underlying hemochromatosis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	323-324
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of computer assisted tomography
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-198803000-00025
State	Published - 1988

Keywords

Liver
Neoplasms-Hemochromatosis-Magnetic resonance imaging

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Potential MR pitfall in relying on lesion/liver intensity ratio in presence of hepatic hemochromatosis

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