Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Indeterminate (LI-RADS 3) Liver Observations.

ABSTRACT: Early hepatocellular cancer (HCC) detection is associated with curative treatment and improved survival.¹ The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases recommends semiannual ultrasound and α-fetoprotein (AFP) in patients with cirrhosis, and those with abnormal results should undergo diagnostic multiphase computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).² The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) was devised to standardize reporting of liver observations in at-risk individuals, ranging from LR-1 ("definitely benign") to LR-5 ("definitely HCC''), with indeterminate observations classified as LR-3 ("intermediate probability of malignancy").³ A study among 999 cirrhosis patients found that indeterminate liver observations are

SUBMITTER: Arvind A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9184301 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature