Table 1. Appearance of biliary mucinous cystadenoma on various imaging modalities.
Imaging modality | Appearance of biliary mucinous cystadenoma |
Ultrasound | Anechoic Thickened irregular walls and multiple internal septations Papillary in-folding, mural nodules |
Computed tomography | Multicystic and multiseptated lesion With contrast, displays isodensity to water (less than 30 Hounsfield units) Displays nodular areas of enhancement |
Magnetic resonance imaging | Multilocular with irregular thick walls Varying cystic fluid signal intensities and intracystic septations |