Subtype Classification of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Using Liver MR Imaging Features and Its Prognostic Value.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Small-duct (SD) and large-duct (LD) subtypes of cholangiocarcinoma have been investigated for their prognostic factors. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of liver magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in differentiating SD and LD types of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) and its prognostic value in predicting survival outcomes.

Methods

One hundred forty patients with surgically confirmed iCCAs (93 SD type and 47 LD type) who had available preoperative gadoxetic acid-enhanced liver MR images were retrospectively included. MRI features suggestive of the LD type over the SD type were analyzed using multivariate logistic analyses. Postoperative recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) for 107 patients with available survival data wer

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9218635 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature