MR imaging of hepatic metastases caused by neuroendocrine tumors: comparing four techniques.

Objective: The aim of our prospective study was to assess the MR imaging characteristics of hepatic metastases of neuroendocrine tumors and to determine the optimal MR sequence for their detection.

Subjects And Methods: Thirty-seven consecutive patients with liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumors underwent 1.5-T MR imaging of the liver comprising T2-weighted fast spin-echo with respiratory monitoring, breath-hold T2-weighted single-shot fast spin-echo, and T1-weighted gradient-recalled echo sequences before and after the injection of gadoterate dimeglumine.