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CT scan. (A) Axial IV contrast enhanced CT. Arterial phase image showing a 2 x 2.7 cm hypervascular, subcapsular nodule in segment VII of the liver. (B) Portal venous phase image.
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A computerized tomography scan (CT) demonstrated a cirrhotic liver with a 2 x 2.7 cm focal hypervascular nodule, lying peripherally at the junction of segment 7 and 8 (figure 1).
Arterial (A) and portal venous phase (B) of IV Gadlinium enhanced axial MRI images demonstrating a solitary 2 cm hypervascular nodule in segment VII (Arrow). A 4.5 cm nodule with similar enhancement characteristics is also noted in the left upper quadrant (Arrow).
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F2
A double contrast MR study, using Gadolinium and resovist contrasts, confirmed the presence of a solitary 2 x 2.5 cm mass with features suggestive of hepatoma, lying within segment 7 in a subcapsular position (figures 2 &3).
Post Resovet Axial MRI images. The segment VII lesion demonstrates higher signal than the background, reflecting a relative lack of functioning hepatocytes.
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A double contrast MR study, using Gadolinium and resovist contrasts, confirmed the presence of a solitary 2 x 2.5 cm mass with features suggestive of hepatoma, lying within segment 7 in a subcapsular position (figures 2 &3).