ABSTRACT
D espite the inherently high contrast resolution of MR the use of contrast agents has great diagnostic value for liver imaging. In many cases lesions become much more conspicuous, benign, and malignant masses are more reliably distinguished, and
contrast enhancement characteristics often allow a specific diagnosis of pathology. Moreover, since the replacement of non-breathhold T2w sequences with breathhold T2w sequences-which are less sensitive for detecting solid lesions-the role of contrast enhancement has become even more important.
