1992 Volume 34 Issue 7 Pages 1619-1625_1
A case of a 44-year-old woman complaining of jaundice, ascites, and severe liver dysfunction was reported. Laparoscopy performed 7 months after onset revealed marked deformity and atrophy of the liver. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) were performed serially on the 1, 2, 3 and 22 months after admission. Spotty low density areas which appeared on the plain CT were enhanced after injection of cotrast material. Moreover, they were shown as low or iso signal intense areas on T1-weighted and high signal intense areas on T2-weighted images. These areas were gradu-ally diminished, therefore the necrosis and scar of the liver were suggested. MRI is a safe and effective diagnostic modality for the evaluation of histological changes in patients with severe liver injury.
