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Autoimmune hepatitis MRI

Introduction

Overview

Overview

There are MRI scan findings helps in diagnosing autoimmune hepatitis. However, an MRI scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of autoimmune hepatitis which include fibrosis, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly.

MRI

MRI

There are MRI findings helps in diagnosing autoimmune hepatitis. However, a MRI scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of autoimmune hepatitis which include:[1][2]

  • Cirrhosis
    • Fibrosis and irregular nodular liver is seen on MRI in cirrhosis.
    • MRI differentiates regenerating or dysplastic nodules from hepatocellular carcinoma by accurately determining the nature of focal lesions.
    • MRI is used as a follow-up study to determine whether lesions have changed in appearance and size.
    • MRI may accurately diagnose cirrhosis and determines disease severity.
  • Heterogeneous hepatic echotexture which suggest active inflammation of the liver.
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Splenomegaly
  • Splenomegaly-Case courtesy of Dr Michael Sargent, via radiopaedia.org[3]
    Splenomegaly-Case courtesy of Dr Michael Sargent, via radiopaedia.org[3]
  • Cirrhosis, via radiopaedia.org[3]
    Cirrhosis, via radiopaedia.org[3]
References

References

  1. ↑ Sahni VA, Raghunathan G, Mearadji B, Ukomadu C, Glickman J, Silverman SG, Erturk SM, Mortele KJ (2010). “Autoimmune hepatitis: CT and MR imaging features with histopathological correlation”. Abdom Imaging. 35 (1): 75–84. doi:10.1007/s00261-008-9485-4. PMID 19067033.
  2. ↑ Bilaj F, Hyslop WB, Rivero H, Firat Z, Vaidean G, Shrestha R, Woosley JT, Semelka RC (2005). “MR imaging findings in autoimmune hepatitis: correlation with clinical staging”. Radiology. 236 (3): 896–902. doi:10.1148/radiol.2363041262. PMID 16118168.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Radiopaedia.org. From the case <“https://radiopaedia.org/cases/6002“>rID: 6002

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