Gadoxetic acid disodium (Gd-EOB-DTPA) contrast-enhanced abbreviated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in at-risk patients: a multi-center study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the limited capacity and suboptimal sensitivity of ultrasonography (US), gadoxetic acid disodium (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrates good diagnostic performance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Some researchers have proposed that the abbreviated MRI (AMRI) protocols have potential as a surveillance tool. However, few studies have compared multiple AMRI protocols with complete Gd-EOB-DTPA contrast-enhanced MRI for HCC surveillance. We aimed to explore and compare the diagnostic performance of 3 AMRI protocols as HCC surveillance in high-risk patients.

Methods

This multi-center, retrospective, blinded reader study conducted in China consecutively enrolled 339 patients with hepatitis and/or cirrhosis who underwent complete Gd

SUBMITTER: He X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11651963 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature