Differentiating combined hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma from mass‐forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma using gadoxetic acid‐enhanced MRI
2012
Purpose:
To examine the differential features of combined hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma (HCC-CC) from mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI.
Materials and Methods:
Forty patients with pathologically proven combined HCC-CC (n = 20) and ICCs (n = 20) who had undergone gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI were enrolled in this study. MR images were analyzed for the shape of lesions, hypo- or hyperintense areas on the T2-weighted image (T2WI), rim enhancement during early dynamic phases, and central enhancement with hypointense rim (target appearance) on the 10-min and 20-min hepatobiliary phase (HBP). The significance of these findings was determined by the χ2 test.
Results:
Irregular shape and strong rim enhancement during early dynamic phases, and absence of target appearance on HBP favored combined HCC-CCs (P < 0.05). Lobulated shape, weak peripheral rim enhancement, and the presence of complete target appearance on the 10-min and 20-min HBP favored ICCs (P < 0.05). However, 10 CC-predominant type of combined HCC-CC showed complete or partial target appearance on 10-min HBP.
Conclusion:
The shape of tumors, degree of rim enhancement during early dynamic phases, and target appearance on HBP were valuable for differentiating between combined HCC-CC and mass-forming ICC on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2012;36:881–889. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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