• Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,Sichuan Province, China;
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Objective  To summarize the application and prospect of susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) in diagnosis of hepatic disease.
Methods  The application of SWI in diagnosis of hepatic disease was analyzed retrospectively via reviewed the literatures home and abroad, and to look forward to the future of the clinical values of SWI.
Results  A number of hepatic diseases such as cirrhosis, hematochromatosis, and malignant tumors could induce iron overload in hepatic cell and Kuffper cell. Because of SWI is sensitive to vein, vascular abnormality, haemorrhage (including all kinds of metabolities after bleeding), iron overload, calcification, and so on, so the use of SWI in hepatic disease is explored continually.
Conclusions  SWI may be a new method for diagnosis of hepatic disease, which can supply more valuable information for clinician.

Citation: LIU Dan,SONG Bin,HUANG Zixing,.. Application and Prospect of Susceptibility Weighted Imaging in Diagnosis of Hepatic Disease. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2012, 19(6): 675-678. doi: Copy