Liver Imaging (eBook)

Ersan Altun MD Associate Professor of Radiology Attending Radiologist Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA Mohamed El-Azzazi MD, PhD Associate Professor of Radiology University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Consultant in the Department of Radiology King Fahd Hospital of the University, Saudi Arabia; Assistant Professor of Radiology University of Al Azhar, Cairo, Egypt; Clinical Research Scholar Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Richard C Semelka MD Professor of Radiology Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology Director of MRI Services Vice Chair of Quality and Safety The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA

List of Contributors, vii

Preface, ix

1 The Cross-Sectional Anatomy of the Liver and Normal Variations1
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, and Richard C. Semelka

2 The Cross-Sectional Imaging Techniques and Diagnostic Approach 15
Ersan Altun and Richard C. Semelka

3 Safety of MRI and CT 63
Ersan Altun and Richard C. Semelka

4 Cystic Diseases of the Liver 73
Ersan Altun, Mohamed, El-Azzazi, Richard C. Semelka, and Miguel Ramalho

5 Benign Solid Liver Lesions 101
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, Richard C. Semelka, and Mamdoh AlObaidy

6 Liver Metastases 137
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, Richard C. Semelka, and Miguel Ramalho

7 Hepatocellular Carcinoma 161
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, Richard C. Semelka, and Mamdoh AlObaidy

8 Rare Primary and Secondary Tumors of the Liver 181
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, and Richard C. Semelka

9 Cholangiocarcinoma 193
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, Richard C. Semelka, and Miguel Ramalho

10 Infectious Diseases of the Liver, 201
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, and Richard C. Semelka

11 Chronic Hepatitis and Liver Cirrhosis 219
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, Richard C. Semelka, and Mamdoh AlObaidy

12 Hepatic Fat and Iron Deposition 241
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, and Richard C. Semelka

13 Inflammatory Liver Diseases 255
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, and Richard C. Semelka

14 Vascular Disorders of the Liver 267
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, and Richard C. Semelka

15 Post-treatment Changes in the Liver 285
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16 Liver Trauma 301
Ersan Altun, Mohamed El-Azzazi, and Richard C. Semelka

Index 305