- Etiology: blunt abdominal trauma
- Imaging: spectrum is contusion / laceration – stellate or bearclaw or fracture / hematoma – subcapsular or intraparenchymal / vascular disruption, hemorrhage can dissect into retroperitoneum, does not always have hemoperitoneum
- DDX: periportal halo is a mimic of liver trauma and appears as areas of low density surrounding the portal veins, due to fluid accumulation or lymphatic dilation around the portal triads from aggressive fluid resuscitation, not specific for trauma
- Clinical: posterior segment of right lobe of liver injured most often
Radiology Cases of Liver Trauma



