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Hepatitis B MRI

Introduction

Overview

Overview

The MRI may be used to diagnose/monitor biliary obstruction, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B patients. MRI findings in these patients may include nodular appearance and signs of portal hypertension, such as ascites and splenomegaly.[1]

MRI

MRI

In patients with hepatitis B, an MRI may be performed to:

The MRI findings in patients with hepatic cirrhosis may include a shrunken liver with a nodular appearance and signs of portal hypertension, such as splenomegaly and ascites.

Shrunken and nodular liver that is consistent with cirrhosis-T2 weighted image – Case courtesy of Radswiki, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 11317
References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bialecki ES, Di Bisceglie AM (2005). “Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma”. HPB (Oxford). 7 (1): 26–34. doi:10.1080/13651820410024049. PMC 2023919. PMID 18333158.

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