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Generation and Quantitative Characterization of Functional and Polarized Biliary Epithelial Cysts
Published on: May 16, 2020
Differentiating biliary cystadenomas from benign hepatic cysts: Preliminary analysis of new predictive imaging
Mark D Kovacs1, Douglas H Sheafor1, Philip F Burchett1
1Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, MSC 323, 210 CSB, Charleston, SC 29425-3230, United States.
Objective:
To identify performance of imaging features in differentiating hepatic cysts from biliary cystadenomas of the liver.
Methods:
25 pathologically confirmed hepatic cystic lesions (hepatic cysts or biliary cystadenomas) were evaluated retrospectively and predetermined imaging features assessed for performance in differentiation.
Results:
Any septation which arose from a cyst wall without external indentation had a very high association with biliary cystadenoma, while the presence of a thick septation had only a moderate association.
Conclusions:
The relationship between septations and the wall of the cystic lesion performed better than previously reported features including thick septations.
