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We describe two cases of solitary necrotic nodule of the liver, an uncommon nonmalignant lesion that can mimic a metastasis. The nodule appeared hypoechoic, or targetlike, on sonography, hypodense without contrast enhancement on computed tomography, and hypointense on magnetic resonance imaging, including diffusion-weighted images. These features, peculiar when considered together, are explained by the coagulative type of necrosis.
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Received: 13 October 2001/Accepted: 7 November 2001
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Colagrande, S., Politi, L., Messerini, L. et al. Solitary necrotic nodule of the liver: imaging and correlation with pathologic features. Abdom Imaging 28, 0041–0044 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-001-0181-x
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-001-0181-x