Fig. 7From: CT and MR imaging of primary biliary cholangitis: a pictorial reviewNon-enhanced axial MRI scans in a 52-year-old female with PBC (stage II–III, Ludwig staging system) (a–d). The T1WI image shows the liver with a regular contour and normal distribution of lobes (a). The T2WI image shows periportal hyperintensity (arrows), and mild heterogeneity of liver parenchyma (b). The diffusion-weighted image (b = 500 s/mm.2) shows lymphadenopathy (hepatic hilar, red box) (c), and the MRCP image shows irregular morphology, segmental stenosis, and dilatation of the intrahepatic medium-small bile ducts (d)Back to article page