Diagnostic Accuracy of the Apparent Diffusion Coefficient for Microvascular Invasion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Microvascular invasion (MVI) is a major risk factor for the early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and it seriously worsens the prognosis. Accurate preoperative evaluation of the presence of MVI could greatly benefit the treatment management and prognosis prediction of HCC patients. The study aim was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), a quantitative parameter for the preoperative diagnosis MVI in HCC patients.

Methods

Original articles about diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and/or intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) conducted on a 3.0 or 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system indexed through January 17, 2021were collected from MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and the Cochrane L

SUBMITTER: Deng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9396311 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature