Abstract
This paper reports on issues relating to the optimal use of gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid magnetic resonance imaging (Gd-EOB-DTPA MR imaging) together with the generation of consensus statements from a working group meeting, which was held in Seoul, Korea (2010). Gd-EOB-DTPA has been shown to improve the detection and characterization of liver lesions, and the information provided by the hepatobiliary phase is proving particularly useful in differential diagnoses and in the characterization of small lesions (around 1-1.5 cm). Discussion also focused on advances in the role of organic anion-transporting polypeptide 8 (OATP8) transporters. Gd-EOB-DTPA is also emerging as a promising tool for functional analysis, enabling the calculation of post-surgical liver function in the remaining segments. Updates to current algorithms were also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 403-415 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Korean Journal of Radiology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 Jul |
Keywords
- Gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid magnetic resonance imaging; Hepatocellular carcinomas; Organic anion-transporting polypeptide 8; Cirrhotic liver; Incidental liver lesions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging