Cholangiocarcinoma MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2] [3], Suveenkrishna Pothuru, M.B,B.S. [4]

Overview

On MRI, cholangiocarcinoma is characterized by either isointense or hypointense relative to the normal liver on T1 and mildly to markedly hyperintense on T2. Moderate to incomplete enhancement is obseved on contrast MRI.

MRI

Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma. Findings on MRI suggestive of cholangiocarcinoma include:^[1]^[2]
- Isointense or hypointense relative to the normal liver on T1w MR images
- Mildly to markedly hyperintense on T2w images

MRI showing Cholangiocarcinoma Ssource:Case courtesy of Dr Ian Bickle, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 49009 [3]

References

↑ Vanderveen KA, Hussain HK (2004). “Magnetic Resonance Imaging of cholangiocarcinoma”. Cancer Imaging. 4 (2): 104–15. doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2004.0018. PMC 1434592. PMID 18250017.
↑ Jhaveri KS, Hosseini-Nik H (2015). “MRI of cholangiocarcinoma”. J Magn Reson Imaging. 42 (5): 1165–79. doi:10.1002/jmri.24810. PMID 25447417.
↑ “Cholangiocarcinoma | Radiology Case | Radiopaedia.org”.

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[pmid18250017-1] Vanderveen KA, Hussain HK (2004). “Magnetic Resonance Imaging of cholangiocarcinoma”. Cancer Imaging. 4 (2): 104–15. doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2004.0018. PMC 1434592. PMID 18250017.

[pmid25447417-2] Jhaveri KS, Hosseini-Nik H (2015). “MRI of cholangiocarcinoma”. J Magn Reson Imaging. 42 (5): 1165–79. doi:10.1002/jmri.24810. PMID 25447417.

[urlCholangiocarcinoma_|_Radiology_Case_|_Radiopaedia.org-3] “Cholangiocarcinoma | Radiology Case | Radiopaedia.org”.

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