Enhancement of Liver Hemangiomas on T1-Weighted MR SE Images by Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Particles

Christian Grangier, Jean Tourniaire, Gilles Mentha, Rodica Schiau, Nigel Howart, Anne Chachuat, M Grossholz, François Terrier

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography · 1994 · 77 citations · 0 references

Abstract

The T1 effect (signal enhancement) we observed in liver hemangiomas after infusion of SPIO particles could prove to be a useful new diagnostic feature that would help characterize these common lesions and differentiate them from other liver tumors.