© Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland 2015Luca Aldrighetti, Francesco Cetta and Gianfranco Ferla (eds.)Benign Tumors of the Liver10.1007/978-3-319-12985-3_1 1. Epidemiology and Histopathology Francesco Cetta1 (1) IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy Francesco Cetta Email: cetta_francesco@libero.it Benign liver tumors…
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy 2.1 Hepatic Cysts A simple hepatic cyst is a single, unilocular lesion containing homogeneous serous fluid surrounded…
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy 3.1 Primary Malignant Tumor 3.1.1 Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma The intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCC) can present as single or multiple…
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy During the last decades, invasive and semi-invasive locoregional treatments have been developed and improved for the treatment…
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy 5.1 Angiomyolipoma The angiomyolipoma (AML) is a mixed mesenchymal tumor that rarely arises in the liver, being…
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy Diffuse fatty infiltration is a common imaging finding due to the abnormal accumulation of lipids within hepatocytes….
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy As reported in the guidelines and good clinical practice recommendations for contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the liver,…
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy 1.1 General Overview Thanks to the most recent technological innovations, the ability of grayscale ultrasound (US) in…
Fig. 4.1 Adipocyte dysfunction in obesity . Adipocytes hypertrophy and enlarge during obesity. This can lead to an imbalance between blood flow and oxygen demand, resulting in hypoxia and cell…
Fig. 12.1 Features of NAFLD. (a) Zone 3 distribution of steatosis in a case without fibrosis or features of steatohepatitis. Portal areas are indicated with arrowheads. (b) Zone 3 injury…
