Identification of vessels encapsulating tumor clusters in solitary hepatocellular carcinoma via imaging biomarkers in preoperative contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The value of Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) radiological features and tumor three-dimensional volumetric quantification in preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for predicting the vessels encapsulating tumor clusters (VETC) pattern of solitary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown. This study aimed to assess the value of these indicators for predicting the VETC pattern of solitary HCC.

Methods

In total, 36 patients with HCC were selected from a cohort containing 126 patients for further data evaluation. VETC was evaluated by histopathologists, and the three-dimensional tumor volume (TV) was analyzed in the arterial phase (AP) and portal venous phase. LI-RADS radiological characteristics were defined on the basis of LI-RADS version 20

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11652036 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature