Focal Fatty Infiltration of the Liver
Analysis of Prevalence and CT Findings in Children and Young Adults
Bamidele F. Kammen1,2,
Preeyacha Pacharn1,
Ruedi F. Thoeni1,
Ying Lu1,
Aliya Qayyum1,
Fergus Coakly1,
Charles A. Gooding1,3 and
Robert C. Brasch1,3
1
Department of Radiology, University of CaliforniaSan Francisco, 505
Parnassus AVe. (M-372), San Francisco, CA 94143.
2
Present address: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Oakland, 747
Fifty-Second St., Oakland, CA 94609.
3
Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San
Francisco, CA 94143.

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Fig. 1A. 17-year-old girl with renal transplant, taking steroids and
immunosuppressants, with focal fatty infiltration of liver. Contrast-enhanced
CT scan obtained during portal venous phase reveals focal hypodense region
(arrow) in medial segment of left lobe of liver adjacent to falciform
ligament.
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Fig. 1B. 17-year-old girl with renal transplant, taking steroids and
immunosuppressants, with focal fatty infiltration of liver. T1-weighted
in-phase MR image does not reveal lesion in A.
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Fig. 1C. 17-year-old girl with renal transplant, taking steroids and
immunosuppressants, with focal fatty infiltration of liver. T1-weighted
out-of-phase MR image shows focal loss of signal (arrow) in liver
corresponding to lesion in A.
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Fig. 2A. 13-year-old girl with renal laceration and focal fatty
infiltration of liver. Contrast-enhanced CT scan during portal venous phase of
enhancement shows small ovoid low-density lesion (arrow) in medial
segment of left lobe of liver adjacent to falciform ligament.
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Fig. 2B. 13-year-old girl with renal laceration and focal fatty
infiltration of liver. Delayed CT image at same level shows persistence of
lesion (arrow) described in A.
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Fig. 3A. 18-year-old man with pancreatitis and focal fatty
infiltration of liver. Unenhanced (A) and enhanced (B) CT scans
show geometric low-density liver lesion (arrow) in left lobe of liver
adjacent to falciform ligament.
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Fig. 3B. 18-year-old man with pancreatitis and focal fatty
infiltration of liver. Unenhanced (A) and enhanced (B) CT scans
show geometric low-density liver lesion (arrow) in left lobe of liver
adjacent to falciform ligament.
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Fig. 3C. 18-year-old man with pancreatitis and focal fatty
infiltration of liver. T1-weighted out-of-phase MR image shows
low-signal-intensity focus (arrow) adjacent to falciform ligament
corresponding to lesion described in A and B.
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Fig. 4. 19-year-old woman with osteosarcoma of pelvis receiving
chemotherapy, having focal fatty infiltration of liver. Contrast-enhanced CT
scan during portal venous phase of enhancement shows hypoattenuating geometric
lesion in medial and lateral segments of left lobe of liver adjacent to
falciform ligament (arrows).
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