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Deng F, Periportal halo sign (MRI). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 05 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-86339
The periportal halo sign on liver MRI is a specific sign of primary biliary cholangitis (formerly primary biliary cirrhosis) that is characterised by rounded low signal intensity around portal venous branches, 5-10 mm in size, on T1- and T2-weighted images. These lesions are usually numerous, involve all hepatic segments, and do not exert mass effect 1. It should not be confused with the CT periportal halo indicating oedema, which on MR is instead referred to as periportal hyperintensity or cuffing 2,3. The MR periportal halo sign reflects stellate areas of hepatocellular parenchymal extinction and fibrosis centred around the portal triads and a larger surrounding rosette of regenerating nodules 1,2. The quantity of halo signs on MRI may correlate with the histological stage of liver fibrosis 2.
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2. Meng Y, Liang Y, Liu M. The value of MRI in the diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis and assessment of liver fibrosis. (2015) PloS one. 10 (3): e0120110. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0120110 - Pubmed
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3. Haliloglu N, Erden A, Erden I. Primary biliary cirrhosis: evaluation with T2-weighted MR imaging and MR cholangiopancreatography. (2009) European journal of radiology. 69 (3): 523-7. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.11.003 - Pubmed
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