Items tagged “cirrhosis”
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Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis (plural: cirrhoses) is the common endpoint of a wide variety of chronic liver disease processes which cause hepatocellular necrosis. Cirrhosis can be diagnosed with ultrasound, CT, and MRI, and these imaging modalities can also be used to evaluate for possible complications of cirrhosi...
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Cirrhotic liver in Wilson disease
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10 Jan 2009
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CT
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Portal vein thrombosis
Portal vein thrombosis may be seen in a variety of clinical contexts, and when acute can be a life-threatening condition. It is a major cause of non-cirrhotic presinusoidal portal hypertension. Portal vein thrombus may be either bland and/or malignant (i.e. tumor thrombus), and it is a critical ...
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Hepatic cirrhosis
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12 Nov 2009
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CT
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Liver cirrhosis
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01 Mar 2010
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Ultrasound
CT
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Liver cirrhosis
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27 Mar 2010
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CT
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Gastroesophageal varices
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14 Dec 2010
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CT
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Liver cirrhosis with splenomegaly
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26 Apr 2012
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Ultrasound
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Hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis
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18 Dec 2012
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Hepatocellular carcinoma
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26 Apr 2014
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MRI
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Confluent hepatic fibrosis
Confluent hepatic fibrosis is a possible result of chronic injury to the liver, most commonly from cirrhosis or hepatic vascular injury.
Epidemiology
It most commonly occurs in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis (up to 15% of advanced cases), autoimmune hepatitis and primary sclerosing cholangi...
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LR2 cirrhosis-associated nodule
LR2 cirrhosis-associated nodules are defined as "probably benign" according to the LI-RADS classification system. They are a common finding in a cirrhotic liver and do not need to be mentioned in the report.
Radiographic features
The nodule must demonstrate all of the following:
diameter <20...
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Hepatic siderotic nodules
Hepatic siderotic nodules are a type of regenerative nodule formed in a cirrhotic liver. They occur in hepatic hemosiderosis. The nodules have an increased iron content compared with other regenerative nodules. They may be non-dysplastic or dysplastic.
Pathology
The reason why these nodules co...
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Autoimmune hepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) (plural: autoimmune hepatitides) is a rare type of chronic hepatitis, currently classified as "type 1" or "type 2". It may eventually lead to cirrhosis. The role of imaging is primarily to exclude other diagnoses and evaluate for complications.
Epidemiology
It may oc...
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Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a circular DNA virus endemic in many parts of the world. It is a risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Clinical presentation
Acute HBV infection is most often subclinical and asymptomatic. Symptomatic patients (~33%) may experience fever,...
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Hepatitis C virus
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an RNA virus and a member of the Flaviviridae family. It is a risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Pathology
Route of transmission
The most common route of transmission is through blood products and contaminated needles. Unprotected sex...
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Reverse target sign (cirrhotic nodules)
A reverse target sign is a potential ultrasound marker for cirrhotic nodules on ultrasound. It represents central iso-hyperechogenicity with surrounding hyperechoic rim. This sign is useful to differentiate metastases from cirrhotic nodules, conversely the target sign is seen with liver metastas...
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Right posterior hepatic notch sign
The right posterior hepatic notch sign is a sharp indentation of the normally smooth posterior right hepatic lobe margin. It is associated with cirrhosis, although the mechanism is not entirely clear. It has been suggested that this may be an indication of relative caudate lobe hypertrophy and d...
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Denver shunt
A Denver shunt, or peritoneovenous shunt, is a device used to shunt ascites to the superior vena cava in patients with refractory ascites.
The proximal end is located in the peritoneal cavity and the distal end in the superior vena cava, with a subcutaneous course in the anterior chest wall. It...
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Serum ascites albumin gradient
The serum–ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) is the difference between the concurrently obtained serum albumin concentration and the albumin concentration of the ascitic fluid obtained during paracentesis.
Pathology
A difference ≥1.1 grams/deciliter (g/dL) indicates portal hypertension as the li...