Fig. 6From: Role of the radiologist in the diagnosis and management of the two forms of hepatic echinococcosisLarge alveolar echinococcosis lesion of the right liver in a 34-year-old man diagnosed with jaundice. A CT image in the axial plane obtained at portal phase of enhancement showing alveolar echinococcosis of the right liver (arrow) associated with infiltration up to the right pedicle (arrowheads) and the biliary convergence. B Coronal T2-weighted MR images. Multiple microcysts (arrowheads) with biliary convergence involvement leading to biliary dilation in the left lobe (arrow). C Cholangiography images. Percutaneous biliary drainage to achieve regression of jaundice in preparation for liver surgeryBack to article page