Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging  2015;19(3):200-204

doi:10.13104/imri.2015.19.3.200

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

Tae Ran AHN 1 ; Yeo Eun KIM ; Chul Hi PARK ; Eun Ah JUNG

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Keywords

Hepatic lymphoma; Gd-EOB-DTPA; Magnetic resonance imaging

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

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).