Characteristics of the imaging diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis  

作　　者：Sonay Aydin Baris Irgul Kemal Bugra Memis Volkan Kızılgoz Mecit Kantarci 

机构地区：[1]Department of Radiology,Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University,Faculty of Medicine,Erzincan 24100,Türkiye [2]Department of Radiology,Erzurum Ataturk University,Erzurum 25000,Türkiye

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery》2024年第9期2748-2754,共7页世界胃肠外科杂志（英文版）（电子版）

摘　　要：Alveolar echinococcosis(AE)primarily manifests in the liver and exhibits charac-teristics resembling those of slow-growing malignant tumours.Untreated Echino-coccus multilocularis infection can be lethal.By infiltrating the vascular systems,biliary tracts,and the hilum of the liver,it might lead to various problems.Due to its ability to infiltrate neighbouring tissues or metastasize to distant organs,AE can often be mistaken for malignancies.We present a concise overview of the epi-demiological and pathophysiological characteristics of AE,as well as the clinical manifestations of the disease.This article primarily examines the imaging charac-teristics of AE using various imaging techniques such as ultrasonography,com-puted tomography(CT),magnetic resonance imaging,diffusion-weighted ima-ging,and virtual non-enhanced dual-energy CT.We additionally examined the contribution of radiography in the diagnosis,treatment,and monitoring of the condition.

关 键 词：Alveolar echinococcosis Echinococcus multilocularis Virtual non-enhanced dual-energy computed tomography Percutaneous cyst drainage Cyst infection Interven-tional radiology 

分 类 号：R532.32[医药卫生—内科学]