Multiple focal nodular hyperplasia lesions of the liver associated with congenital absence of the portal vein

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 881-886

  Chandler, Tracy M ^a   Heran, Manraj K ^a   Chang, Silvia D ^a   Parvez, Aatif ^a   Harris, Alison C ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital vascular anomalies; Focal nodular hyperplasia; Hepatocellular specific contrast agent; Liver neoplasm; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GADOXETIC ACID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FLANK PAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL VEIN AGENESIS; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENOMEGALY; VEIN MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959231317     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: 18735894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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