Integrating baseline MR imaging biomarkers into BCLC and CLIP improves overall survival prediction of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Mounes Aliyari GhasabehMohammadreza ShaghaghiAnkur PandeySanaz AmeliBharath Ambale VenkateshAngela JacobPallavi PandeyBita HazhirkarzarYan LuoRoya Rezvani HabibabadiPegah KhoshpouriMaryam GhadimiIhab R KamelPublished in: European radiology (2020)
• ADC and tumor margin are predictors of overall survival in HCC patients, independent of clinical, laboratory, and other imaging variables. • Adding ADC and tumor margin improved the prognostic value of BCLC and CLIP criteria by 9% and 6%, respectively. • High ADC and ill-defined tumor margin at baseline predicted poor survival, regardless of patient's liver function and general health status.