Evaluation of focal hepatic masses: a comparative study of MRI and CT
- Gross, Barry H.
- Ensminger, William D.
- Francis, Isaac R.
- Gyves, John W.
- Glazer, Gary M.
- Aisen, Alex M.
DOIAbstract
We evaluated suspected hepatic lesions in 30 patients using both nongated spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on a 0.35 T superconducting magnet and contrast-enhanced dynamic incremental computed tomography (CT). In the 27 patients with focal lesions, both modalities detected abnormalities in 26 patients. Liver lesions were equally well demonstrated using MRI and CT in 15 patients, better demonstrated by CT in 11 patients, and better demonstrated by MRI in 1 patient. Small lesions (<2 cm) were much better demonstrated using CT than MRI; this was significant when knowledge of the precise extent of disease was necessary for planning surgical therapy or for evaluating response to chemotherapy. Five patients had significant extrahepatic ...
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