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Supradiaphragmatic Liver Confirmed by a Hepatocyte-specific Contrast Agent (Gd-EOB-DTPA): A Case Report

  • Cho, Young Jong;Kim, Hyuk Jung;Bae, Young A;Jang, Suk Ki;Yeon, Jae Woo
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.52-55
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    • 2015
  • Supradiaphragmatic liver is a rare condition. Establishing an accurate preoperative diagnosis is difficult. Operative exploration is necessary to differentiate this lesion from intrathoracic masses, such as a pleural based tumor, diaphragmatic tumor and peripheral lung tumor. However, with the aid of the hepatocyte-specific magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent, gadoxetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA), functional hepatocytes in the lesion can be identified in the hepatobiliary phase, potentially allowing an accurate and non-invasive diagnosis. We report a case of supradiaphragmatic liver diagnosed by Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.

조직 특성 MR 조영제를 이용한 쥐의 간세포막의 물분자 교환 및 투과율의 MR 측정기법 (MR Study of Wate Exchange and Cell Membrane Permeability in Rat Liver Cells Using a Tissue-Specific MR Contrast Agent)

  • Yongmin Chang
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.73-82
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    • 1998
  • 목적 : 간특정 MR 조영제를 이요하여 간세포의 세포막을 통한 물분자의 교환 및 세포막 투과율을 정확히 측정 할 수 있는 MR 기법을 개발하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 쥐의 간세포를 분리하여 낸 후 NMR 측정을 시도하엿다. 모든 실험은 0.02MHz부터 60 MHz까지 양성자의 Larmor 주파수를 변화시킬 수 있는 IBM형 field cycling relaxometer를 사용하여 시행하였으며 spin-echo 펄스열을 사용하여 T1 자기이완시간을 측정하였다. 전오도의 간특정 조영제인 Gd-EOB-DTPA를 함유하고 있는 간세포 샘플로부터 획득한 T1 데이터를 연속분포 분석법을 사용하여 분석하였으며 이때 이론적 모델로는 Two compartmental exchange 모델을 이용하였다. 결과 : 간세포내의 물분자의 평균 거주시간은 약 250 msec이며 간세포막의 투과율에 대한 최저치는 $(1.3{\pm}0.1){\;}{\times}{\;}10^{-3}cm/sec$ 이었다. 자기이완시간의 연속적인 분포도를 구할 수 있는 CONTIN 분석기법을 적용한 결과 확산적 물분자 교환이 일어남을 밝혔고 이러한 확산적 교환의 정도가 간세포의 경우 세포내 공간에서는 작지 않다는 사실을 규명 할 수 있었다. 결론 : 연속분포 분석기법을 적용하는 경우 Gd-EOB-DTPA는 간세포에서의 물분자의 교환정도 및 세포막의 물분자에 대한 투과율을 측정하는데 매우 유용한 방법임을 확인하였고 간세포에서의 물분자의 교환속도는 적혈구에서의 물분자 교환 속도에 비해 매우 느리다는 사실을 확인하였다. 따라서 조직 특정 조영제는 해당 조직 혹은 세포의 세포막 투과율과 같은 생리학적 정보를 알아낼 수 있는 기능적 조영제로서의 유용성을 입증할 수 있었다.

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Hepatic Lymphoma Representing Iso-Signal Intensity on Hepatobiliary Phase, in Gd-EOB-DTPA-Enhanced MRI: Case Report

  • Ahn, Tae-Ran;Kim, Yeo-Eun;Park, Chul-Hi;Jung, Eun-Ah
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • 제19권3호
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    • pp.200-204
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    • 2015
  • Image findings of hepatic lymphoma have been reported as variable, ranging from single or multiple small nodules to diffuse infiltrative patterns. On MRI, most hepatic lymphomas show T1 low signal intensity, T2 high signal intensity. Dynamic imaging reveals a hypointense appearance in the arterial phase, followed by delayed enhancement in the portal venous and transitional phase. In the hepatobiliary phase using a hepatocyte-specific contrast agent (which have recently aided in increasing the access to the focal liver lesions), hepatic lymphoma is known to exhibit low signal intensity. We report a case of hepatic lymphoma, which shows iso-signal intensity on hepatobiliary phase, using gadoxetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA).

Hepatic Angiomyolipoma Presenting as a Hyperintense Lesion During the Hepatobiliary Phase of Gadoxetic Acid Enhanced-MRI: a Case Report

  • Jeong, Boryeong;Kim, So Yeon;Kang, Hyo Jeong;Shin, Jinho
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • 제26권1호
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    • pp.60-65
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    • 2022
  • Gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been widely used to detect and characterize focal hepatic lesions. Because gadoxetic acid is a hepatocyte-specific contrast agent, its patterns during hepatobiliary phase enhancement provide useful information for differential diagnoses of focal hepatic lesions. Hepatic angiomyolipoma (AML) is a rare mesenchymal hepatic neoplasm composed of blood vessels, epithelioid cells, and varying amounts of adipose tissue components. Hepatic AMLs usually show marked hypointensity during the hepatobiliary phase of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI as hepatic AMLs are devoid of hepatocytes and fibrotic components. The present study describes a patient with hepatic AML and an atypical imaging feature. This tumor showed hyperintensity during the hepatobiliary phase of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI, mimicking hepatocellular tumors such as hepatocellular adenoma. The hepatobiliary hyperintensity of this lesion was likely due to multifocal entrapped hepatocytes resulting from an intrasinusoidal growth pattern of tumor cells and insufficient hepatic parenchymal enhancement during the hepatobiliary phase of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI.

일차성 간림프종: 자기공명영상과 병리소견의 연관 (Primary Hepatic Lymphoma: MR Imaging and Pathologic Correlation)

  • 김한나;신유리;나성은;정은선;오순남;최준일;정승은;이영준
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • 제14권2호
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    • pp.151-155
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    • 2010
  • 일차성 간림프종은 전체 림프절외장기를 침범하는 림프종의 1% 미만에서 나타나는 매우 드문 질환이다. 저자들은 수술로 확진된 일차성 간림프종의 자기공명영상과 병리 소견의 특징을 보고한다. 간세포 특이 조영제를 주입하여 얻은 역동적 조영증강 영상에서 점차적으로 조영증강되어 간내담관암과 유사하게 보였다. 그러나 20분 지연 후 얻은 간담관기 영상과 확산강조영상에서 서로 다른 신호강도를 보이는 세 층의 띠모양의 병변이 특징적으로 보였으며 이는 병리적으로 외층의 생존 종양, 중간층의 괴사된 종양, 및 종양에 둘러싸인 중앙부의 괴사된 간 실질과 일치되는 소견을 보였다.

Evaluation and Prediction of Post-Hepatectomy Liver Failure Using Imaging Techniques: Value of Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • Keitaro Sofue;Ryuji Shimada;Eisuke Ueshima;Shohei Komatsu;Takeru Yamaguchi;Shinji Yabe;Yoshiko Ueno;Masatoshi Hori;Takamichi Murakami
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제25권1호
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    • pp.24-32
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    • 2024
  • Despite improvements in operative techniques and perioperative care, post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) remains the most serious cause of morbidity and mortality after surgery, and several risk factors have been identified to predict PHLF. Although volumetric assessment using imaging contributes to surgical simulation by estimating the function of future liver remnants in predicting PHLF, liver function is assumed to be homogeneous throughout the liver. The combination of volumetric and functional analyses may be more useful for an accurate evaluation of liver function and prediction of PHLF than only volumetric analysis. Gadoxetic acid is a hepatocyte-specific magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agent that is taken up by hepatocytes via the OATP1 transporter after intravenous administration. Gadoxetic acid-enhanced MR imaging (MRI) offers information regarding both global and regional functions, leading to a more precise evaluation even in cases with heterogeneous liver function. Various indices, including signal intensity-based methods and MR relaxometry, have been proposed for the estimation of liver function and prediction of PHLF using gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI. Recent developments in MR techniques, including high-resolution hepatobiliary phase images using deep learning image reconstruction and whole-liver T1 map acquisition, have enabled a more detailed and accurate estimation of liver function in gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI.