Pablo Bachler MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Maria Jose Baladron MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Christine O. Menias MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Ignacio Beddings MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Ron F. Loch MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Eugenio Zalaquett MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Matias Gustavo Vargas Araya MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Sarah E. Connolly MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Alvaro Huete Garin MD , Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Sanjeev Bhalla MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

1. To identify the most common imaging findings of infectious liver diseases including bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal infections. 2. To review the key imaging and clinical features that may be useful in narrowing the differential diagnosis of infectious liver diseases. 3. To recognize potential pitfalls in image interpretation of liver infections.

1. Introduction 2. Imaging findings of infectious liver diseases at US, CT and MR, with emphasis on key imaging and clinical features that help narrow the differential diagnosis. a) Bacterial infections (including pyogenic abscess, tuberculosis, bartonella, others). b) Viral infections (hepatitis viruses, herpes hepatitis, HIV, CMV). c) Parasitic infections (amebic abscess, echinococcosis, fasciolasis, schistosomiasis). d) Fungal infections (aspergillus, candida, histoplasmosis). 3. Potential pitfalls in image interpretation. 4. Conclusions.

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Bachler, P, Baladron, M, Menias, C, Beddings, I, Loch, R, Zalaquett, E, Vargas Araya, M, Connolly, S, Huete Garin, A, Bhalla, S, Liver Infections: Multimodality Imaging to Narrow Differential Diagnosis and Avoid Pitfalls in Interpretation.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14006899.html