Abbreviated MRI for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening and Surveillance.

ABSTRACT: To detect potentially curable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), clinical practice guidelines recommend semiannual surveillance US of the liver in adult patients at risk for developing this malignancy, such as those with cirrhosis and some patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. However, cirrhosis and a large body habitus, both of which are increasingly prevalent in the United States and the rest of the world, may impair US visualization of liver lesions and reduce the sensitivity of surveillance with this modality. The low sensitivity of US for detection of early-stage HCC contributes to delayed diagnosis and increased mortality. Abbreviated MRI, a shortened MRI protocol tailored for early-stage detection of HCC, has been proposed as an alternative surveillance option that provides high

SUBMITTER: An JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7714535 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature