Arnaud Ducatel, Hervé Trillaud, Edouard Reizine, Valérie Vilgrain, Christine Sempoux, Sabine Schmidt-Kobbe, Annette S H Gouw, Robbert J de Haas, Céline Julien, Valérie Paradis, Jean-Frédéric Blanc, Laurence Chiche, Charles Balabaud, Paulette Bioulac-Sage, Nora Frulio
OBJECTIVES: Sonic hedgehog hepatocellular adenoma (shHCA) is a new hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) subgroup characterized by high risk of hemorrhage. ShHCA account for below 10% of all HCA cases and are often associated with female gender, obesity, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. No specific MRI characteristics have been described to date. The objective of this study was to assess the value of using MRI to identify shHCA, and correlate MRI findings with histology. METHODS: We retrospectively collected MRI scans of 29 patients with shHCA from our center and from different liver referral centers to include 35 lesions...
November 28, 2023: European Radiology