Prospective comparative study of spiral computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for detection of hepatocellular carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is often detected at a relatively late stage when tumour size prohibits curative surgery. Screening to detect HCC at an early stage is performed for patients at risk.

Aim

The aim of this study was to compare prospectively the diagnostic accuracy and classification for management of the two state of the art secondline imaging techniques: triphasic spiral computer tomography (CT) and super paramagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Patients

Sixty one patients were evaluated between January 1996 and January 1998. Patients underwent CT and MRI within a mean interval of 6.75 days.

Methods

CT and MRI were evaluated blindly for the presence and number of lesions, characterisation of these lesions

SUBMITTER: Stoker J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1773291 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature