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Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MR imaging: evaluation of hepatic enhancement effects in normal and cirrhotic livers.
European Journal of Radiology 2011 December
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess differences in enhancement effects of liver parenchyma between normal and cirrhotic livers on contrast-enhanced MR imaging (CE-MRI) obtained with Gd-EOB-DTPA.
METHODS: A total of 99 patients with cirrhotic liver (n=58; Child-Pugh class A, n=30; B, n=22; C, n=6) and normal liver (n=41) underwent Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MR imaging. CE images were obtained before contrast injection, in the arterial phase (AP) at 25s or modified scan delay, in the portal phase (PP) at 70s, in the equilibrium phase (EP) at 3 min, and in the hepatobiliary phase (HP) at 3 times (10, 15 and 20 min). Signal intensity of the liver in all phases was defined using region-of-interest measurements for relative enhancement (RE) calculation.
RESULTS: In normal-liver and Child-Pugh class A and B patients, mean RE of liver parenchyma increased significantly (P<0.03-0.001) with time until 20-min HP. Conversely, mean RE for Child-Pugh class C patients did not show any increasing tendency after PP. Mean RE of liver parenchyma at EP and HP (10-, 15- and 20-min) was highest in normal liver, followed by Child-Pugh class A, B and C cirrhosis (P<0.02-0.001).
CONCLUSION: Hepatic parenchymal enhancement on CE-MR images obtained using Gd-EOB-DTPA is affected by the severity of cirrhosis.
METHODS: A total of 99 patients with cirrhotic liver (n=58; Child-Pugh class A, n=30; B, n=22; C, n=6) and normal liver (n=41) underwent Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MR imaging. CE images were obtained before contrast injection, in the arterial phase (AP) at 25s or modified scan delay, in the portal phase (PP) at 70s, in the equilibrium phase (EP) at 3 min, and in the hepatobiliary phase (HP) at 3 times (10, 15 and 20 min). Signal intensity of the liver in all phases was defined using region-of-interest measurements for relative enhancement (RE) calculation.
RESULTS: In normal-liver and Child-Pugh class A and B patients, mean RE of liver parenchyma increased significantly (P<0.03-0.001) with time until 20-min HP. Conversely, mean RE for Child-Pugh class C patients did not show any increasing tendency after PP. Mean RE of liver parenchyma at EP and HP (10-, 15- and 20-min) was highest in normal liver, followed by Child-Pugh class A, B and C cirrhosis (P<0.02-0.001).
CONCLUSION: Hepatic parenchymal enhancement on CE-MR images obtained using Gd-EOB-DTPA is affected by the severity of cirrhosis.
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