Comparative efficacy of an optimal exam between ultrasound versus abbreviated MRI for HCC screening in NAFLD cirrhosis: A prospective study.
Daniel Q HuangKathryn J FowlerJoy LiauGuilherme M CunhaAshley L LouieJulie Y AnRicki BettencourtJinho JungZachary GittoChristie HernandezScarlett J LopezHersh GuptaClaude B SirlinRobert M MarksStephen CaldwellPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2022)
More than one-third of participants with NAFLD cirrhosis had severe visualisation limitations on US for HCC screening, compared with one-sixth on AMRI. US adequacy should be reported in all clinical studies and when suboptimal then AMRI may be considered for HCC screening.