Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic and
noncirrhotic livers was reviewed in 26 Japanese patients. Thirteen of the 15 HCC from
noncirrhotic livers were iso- to low intense to surrounding parenchyma on T1-weighted
spin-echo (SE) images. In contrast, seven of the 11 HCC in cirrhotic livers were high
intense (p < 0.05). Signal intensity ratio and contrast-to-noise ratios of HCC in cirrhotic livers
on T1-weighted images were higher (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively) than those of HCC in noncirrhotic livers.
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Publication history
Accepted:
April 10,
1997
Received:
January 20,
1997
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