Hepatic capsular retraction: spectrum of diagnosis at MRI

David Da Ines; Antoine Mons; Chadi Braidy; Pierre François Montoriol; Jean-Marc Garcier; Valérie Vilgrain

doi:10.1177/2047981614545667

Hepatic capsular retraction: spectrum of diagnosis at MRI

Acta Radiol Short Rep. 2014 Dec 4;3(11):2047981614545667. doi: 10.1177/2047981614545667. eCollection 2014 Dec.

Authors

David Da Ines¹, Antoine Mons¹, Chadi Braidy¹, Pierre François Montoriol¹, Jean-Marc Garcier¹, Valérie Vilgrain²

Affiliations

¹ CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CHU Estaing, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
² Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, APHP, Hôpital Beaujon, Department of Radiology, Clichy, France ; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM Centre de Recherche Biomédicale Bichat Beaujon, Paris, France.

Abstract

Hepatic capsular retraction is an imaging feature that deserves the attention of the radiologist. Hepatic capsular retraction is associated with a number of hepatic lesions, benign or malignant, treated or untreated. The purpose of this pictorial review is to discuss the most common benign and malignant hepatic lesions associated with this feature with an emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Keywords: Capsular retraction; fibrous stroma; hepatic tumors; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Publication types

Review