Abstract #4789

Differentiation of Liver Abscess and Liver Metastatic Tumor: Diffusion Weighted Images Texture Analysis

Nan Wang¹, Ye Li¹, Qingwei Song¹, Xin Li², Yan Guo³, Lizhi Xie³, Tingfan Wu², and Ailian Liu¹

¹The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China, ²Translational Medicine Team, GE Healthcare, Shanghai, China, ³GE Healthcare, Beijing, China

Liver abscess is a serious abdominal infection that may be caused by bacteria, fungi, or parasites. The typical imaging findings of liver abscess on multiphase contrast-enhanced CT are well known, such as the “double target sign” in liver abscess, multilocular appearance, small bubbles or gas-liquid plane in the cavity. liver metastasis that develop central necrosis or cyst may mimic the appearance of liver abscess.

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