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Abstract #1530

Prognosis of Small Hepatocellular Nodules Detected Only Hepatobiliary Phase of Gd-EOB-DTPA Enhanced MR Imaging as Hyperintensity in Cirrhosis or Chronic Hepatitis

Atsushi Higaki1, Tsutomu Tamada1, Akira Yamamoto1, Hiroki Higashi1, Akihiko Kanki1, Yasufumi Noda1, Tomohiro Sato1, Katsuyoshi Ito1

1Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki city, Okayama, Japan

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognosis of small hepatocellular nodules which showed hyper-intensity at hepatobiliary phase but could not be detected at vascular phase and other conventional sequences of initial Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced MR imaging in patients with cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis. As the results, there were no nodules which showed hypervascular transformation and significant enlargement during follow-up periods. Our results indicate that these hyper-intensity nodules in patients with cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis may be observable lesions with clinical benignity.

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