Magnetic Resonance Imaging

The Body MRI division is engaged in numerous research projects, including:

• Measuring hepatic lipid in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
• Measuring hepatic iron in systemic iron overload
• Hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis and treatment evaluation
• Liver metastases: perfusion imaging to predict and evaluate early response to chemotherapy
• Esophageal varices: accuracy of MRI compared with endoscopy
• Hepatorenal syndrome: MRI findings
• Ascites: MRI features of spontaneous bacterial peritonits
• Cholangiocarcinoma: MRI features
• Autoimmune liver disease: MRI features and differential diagnosis
• Renal Masses: benign versus malignant based on shape of interface with the liver
• Liver measurement: validation of linear versus volumetric measurements
• IVC encirclement by hypertrophied caudate lobe
• Adenomyosis: MRI and sonohysterography findings
• Uterine fibroid embolization: MRI findings
• Pancreatic carcinoma: appearance on MRI after surgical resection
• Eovist: a new MRI contrast agent with renal and hepatobiliary excretion