Abstract

The aim of present study is to study MRI evaluation of liver lesions in comparison with surgical findings wherever possible. The patients were briefed about procedure. The noise due to gradient coils and the need to restrict body movements during the scan time was explained to the patient. The patient was then placed in supine position with the patient’s arms alongside the body (neutral position). Patient was explained to maintain shallow breathing. Result: Among 100 patients, (33.3%) had benign lesions, (5%) had malignant lesions, (12%) had infective lesions and (4%) had a pseudolesion. This study had comparable lesion characterisation rate to the present study (91.3%). Though we took into account the tumour margin, the findings like internal architecture (T2WI) and enhancement characters were similar and hence similar specificity. Conclusion: MRI is valuable for the characterization of focal liver lesions detected on Ultrasonography. Basic MRI sequences along with chemical shift imaging sequences and dynamic contrast imaging has significant role in characterising the liver lesions.

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