@article{3085438,
    title = "Confluent hepatic fibrosis as the presenting imaging sign in nonadvanced
alcoholic cirrhosis",
    author = "Kelekis, NL and Makri, E and Vassiou, A and Patsiaoura, K and and Spiridakis, M and Dalekos, GN",
    journal = "Clinical Imaging",
    year = "2004",
    volume = "28",
    number = "2",
    pages = "124-127",
    publisher = "EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC",
    issn = "0899-7071",
    doi = "10.1016/S0899-7071(03)00243-2",
    keywords = "confluent fibrosis; liver cirrhosis; tomography; spiral computed",
    abstract = "Confluent hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is usually a feature of advanced
cirrhosis, while occurrence in early stage compensated cirrhosis is
uncommon. We report the imaging findings of masslike CHF in a patient
with previously unsuspected compensated alcoholic cirrhosis. The
combination of partially wedge shape, minimal capsular retraction, and
homogeneous delayed enhancement on multiphase contrast-enhanced spiral
CT led to the characterization of the lesions and establishment of the
diagnosis of cirrhosis. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved."
}