Prediction of the early hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection using gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-hypervascular hypointense nodules (NHHNs) can transform into hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) during the long-term follow-up. However, the risk factors for NHHN hypervascular transformation in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected populations are unknown. This study assessed the predictive value of gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for HCC development in patients with chronic HBV infection.

Methods

A total of 86 patients with HBV infection who underwent gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between January 2011 and July 2019 and were followed up for 2 years were retrospectively reviewed. Imaging features, including cirrhosis, steatosis, and NHHNs, were collected. Radiomics f

SUBMITTER: Tang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575160 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature