Hepatic tuberculosis: a multimodality imaging review

Conclusions Imaging plays a valuable role in the detection of tubercular hepatic lesions. Also, imaging can be helpful in their characterisation and for assessing associated complications. Teaching points • Hepatic TB has myriad imaging manifestations and is often confounded with neoplastic lesions. • Imaging patterns include miliary TB, macronodular TB, serohepatic TB and tubercular cholangitis. • Concurrent splenic, nodal or pulmonary involvements are helpful pointers towards the diagnosis. • Miliary calcifications along the bile ducts are characteristic of tubercular cholangitis. • Histological/microbiological confirmation is often necessary to confirm the diagnosis.
Source: Insights into Imaging - Category: Radiology Source Type: research