Diagnostic efficacy of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI for the detection and characterisation of liver metastases: comparison with multidetector-row CT

Abstract

Gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI showed higher diagnostic accuracy and sensitivity than did MDCT for the detection of hepatic metastases and for the differentiation between hepatic metastases and hepatic haemangiomas or cysts.

The value of liver magnetic resonance imaging in patients with findings of resectable pancreatic cancer on computed tomography

“…The reported sensitivity of MR imaging in detecting liver metastasis is 81%-92%, compared to 70%-87% for multidetector CT (MDCT). (12,13) No guideline exists on separate and specific staging of the liver in the setting of pancreatic cancer, although international guidelines recommend staging using contrast-enhanced MDCT while reserving MR imaging for indeterminate liver lesions encountered on CT. (14,15) The aim of this study was to prospectively assess the impact of liver MR imaging on the preoperative staging of patients with findings of resectable pancreatic cancer on CT. …”

Liver Metastases in the Era of Molecular Targeted Therapy: New Faces of Treatment Response

“…More than 50% of patients with advanced malignancy have hepatic metastases on autopsy. Although MRI reportedly has a higher sensitivity for the detection of liver metastases than CT [2], CT is the mainstay of follow-up imaging in oncologic patients.…”

Utility of MRI in the Characterization of Indeterminate Small Renal Lesions Previously Seen on Screening CT Scans of Potential Renal Donor Patients

“…Given these considerations, at our institution lesions smaller than 15 mm that are detected on CT examination of potential living renal donor patients but are incompletely characterized are further evaluated using dedicated renal MRI. MRI has shown promise in characterizing small lesions that are not fully characterized by CT examination of other organs, such as the liver, and it has the potential to definitively characterize indeterminate small renal lesions [9][10][11].To our knowledge, no study to date has evaluated the role and influence of MRI in characterizing small renal lesions seen on CT examination of potential renal donor patients. We thus sought to retrospectively determine whether MRI could provide for these patients a more confident characterization of indeterminate small renal lesions (< 15 mm) than that provided by CT and whether such characterization could affect surgical management and donor candidate status.…”

“…Given these considerations, at our institution lesions smaller than 15 mm that are detected on CT examination of potential living renal donor patients but are incompletely characterized are further evaluated using dedicated renal MRI. MRI has shown promise in characterizing small lesions that are not fully characterized by CT examination of other organs, such as the liver, and it has the potential to definitively characterize indeterminate small renal lesions [9][10][11].…”