The role of diffusion-weighted MRI in the classification of liver hydatid cysts and differentiation of simple cysts and abscesses from hydatid cysts

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-287

  Oruç, Esra ^a   Yildirim, Nalan ^a   Topal, Naile Bolca ^a   Kiliçturgay, Sadik ^a   Akgöz, Semra ^b   Savci, Gürsel ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted MRI; Echinococcosis; Liver; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CYST; LIVER HYDATID CYST; MALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650100115     PISSN: 13053825     EISSN: 13053612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.2807-09.2     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Ammann RW, Eckert J. Cestodes echinoc-occus. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 1996; 25:655-689.
2. Aytac A, Yurdakul Y, Ikizler C, et al. Pulmonary hydatid disease: report of 100 patients. Ann Thorac Surg 1997; 23:145-513.
3. Khuroo MS, Wani NA, Javid G, et al. Percutaneous drainage compared with surgery for hepatic hydatid cysts. N Eng J Med 1997; 337:881-887.
4. Caremani M, Lapini L, Caremani D, Occhini U. Sonographic diagnosis of hy-datidosis: the sign of the cyst wall. Eur J Ultrasound 2003; 16:217-223.
5. Kim T, Murakami T, Takahashi S, Hori M, Tsuda K, Nakamura H. Diffusion-weighted single-shot echo planar MR imaging for liver disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1999; 173:393-398.
6. Muller MF, Prasad P, Siewert B, Nissenbaum MA, Raptopoulos V, Edelman R. Abdominal diffusion mapping with use of a whole-body echo-planar system. Radiology 1994; 190:475-483.
7. Namimoto H, Yamashita Y, Sumi S, Tang Y, Takahashi M. Focal liver masses: characterization with diffusion-weighted echo-planar MR imaging. Radiology 1997; 204:739-744.
8. Ichikawa T, Haradome H, Hachiya J, Nitatori T, Araki T. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging with single-shot echo planar imaging in the upper abdomen: preliminary clinical experience in 61 patients. Abdom Imaging 1999; 24:456-461.
9. Inan N, Arslan A, Akansel G, et al. Diffusion-weighted imaging in the differential diagnosis of simple and hydatid cysts of the liver. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2007; 189:1031-1036.
10. Adapinar B. Manyetik rezonans görün-tüleme fiziǧi. In: Temel Radyoloji Tekniǧi. Kaya T, ed. Bursa: Güneş&Nobel, 1997; 355-393.
11. Marani D. A, Canossi GC, Nicoli FA, Alberti GP, Monni SG, Casolo PM. Hydatid disease: MR imaging study. Radiology 1990; 175:701-706.
12. Oyar O, Gülsoy UK. Tibbi görüntüleme fiziǧi. Ankara: Tisamat, 2003; 291-360.
13. Moteki T, Horikoshi H, Oya N, Aoki J, Endo K. Evaluation of hepatic 298 lesions and hepatic parenchyma using diffusion weighted reordered turbo FLASH magnetic resonance images. JMRI 2002; 15:564-572.
14. Yamada I, Aung W, Himeno Y, Nakagawa T, Shibuya H. Diffusion coefficients in abdominal organs and hepatic lesions: evaluation with intravoxel incoherent motion echo303 planar MR imaging. Radiology 1999; 210:617-623.
15. Taouli B, Vilgrain V, Dumont E, Daire JL, Fan B, Menu Y. Evaluation of liver diffusion isotropy and characterization of focal hepatic lesions with two single-shot echo-planar MR imaging sequences: prospective study in 66 patients. Radiology 2003; 226:71-78.
16. Chan JHM, Tsui EYK, Luk HS, et al. Diffusion weighted MR imaging of the liver: distinguishing hepatic abscess from cystic or necrotic tumor. Abdom Imaging 2001; 26:161-165.
17. Demir OI, Obuz F, Saǧol O, Dicle O. Contribution of diffusion-weighted MRI to the differential diagnosis of hepatic masses. Diagn Interv Radiol 2007; 13:81-86.
18. Bruegel M, Holzapfel K, Gaa J, et al. Characterization of focal liver lesions by ADC measurements using a respiratory triggered diffusion-weighted single-shot echo-planar MR imaging technique. Eur Radiol 2008; 18:477-485.
19. WHO Informal Working Group. International classification of ultrasound images in cystic echinococcosis for application in clinical and field epidemiological settings. Acta Trop 2003; 85:253-261.
20. Yuksel M, Demirpolat G, Sever A, Bakaris S, Bulbuloglu E, Elmas N. Hydatid disease involving some rare locations in the body: a pictorial essay. Korean J Radiol 2007; 8:531-540.
21. Pedrosa I, Saiz A, Arrazola J, Ferreiros J, Pedrosa CS. Hydatid disease: radiologic and pathologic features and complications. RadioGraphics 2000; 20:795-817.