[Imaging diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis]

Alveolar echinococcosis, a parasitic disease caused in humans by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm is a rare disease in Poland There are about 16 officially registered cases and further 8 cases described before creation of the European Registration system. This disease still causes significant diagnostic difficulties. Presently available radiological imaging techniques which can be applied in the alveolar echinococcosis diagnosis are presented. Ultrasound, CT and MRI images of patient with recurrent liver alveococcosis are presented against the background of literature data.