Intrahepatic and hilar mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma: Qualitative and quantitative evaluation with diffusion-weighted MR imaging

• Published in: European journal of radiology Vol. 84; no. 8; pp. 1444 - 1451
• Main Authors: Fattach, Hassan El, Dohan, Anthony, Guerrache, Youcef, Dautry, Raphael, Boudiaf, Mourad, Hoeffel, Christine, Soyer, Philippe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01-08-2015
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bile Duct Neoplasms - pathology; Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic - pathology; Cholangiocarcinoma - pathology; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Female; Hilar cholangiocarcinoma; Humans; Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; Klatskin Tumor - pathology; Male; Malignant hepatic tumor; Middle Aged; MR Imaging; Normalized ADC; Radiology; Retrospective Studies; Young Adult; Normalized ADC; MR Imaging; Hilar cholangiocarcinoma; Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; Malignant hepatic tumor
• ISSN: 0720-048X; 1872-7727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.05.003

Highlights • DW-MR imaging helps depicts all intrahepatic or hilar mass-forming cholangiocarcinomas. • DW-MRI provides best conspicuity of intrahepatic or hilar mass-forming cholangiocarcinomas than the other MRI sequences ( P < 0.001). • The use of normalized ADC using the liver as reference organ results in the most restricted distribution of ADC values of intrahepatic or hilar mass-forming cholangiocarcinomas (variation coefficient = 16.6%).