There is some controversy as to whether the halo is composed of compressed normal liver parenchyma ... Transverse image of the liver shows a heterogeneous echotexture with diffusely increased ...

Non-parenchymal cells like hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), Kupffer cells (KCs), and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) play a key role in fibrosis development. These cells are involved in ...

More information: Norbert Stefan et al, Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: heterogeneous pathomechanisms and effectiveness of metabolism-based treatment, The Lancet Diabetes ...

MRI is particularly helpful in the patient with suspected diffuse metastatic disease in whom CT or US might underestimate tumor burden (Fig. 16). An additional scenario where MRI is useful is in ...