EASL and AASLD recommendations for the diagnosis of HCC to the test of daily practice.
Christophe AubéFrédéric ObertiJulie LonjonGeorges PageauxOlivier SerorGiséle N'KontchouAgnes RodeSylvie RadenneChristophe CassinottoJulien VergniolIvan BricaultVincent LeroyMaxime RonotLaurent CasteraSophie MichalakMaxime EsvanValérie Vilgrainnull nullPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)
This large multicentre study validates the EASL/AASLD recommendations in daily practice. Specificity using CT or MRI in 10-20 mm HCC was low, but we do not recommend combined imaging at first as sensitivity would be very low. The best sequential approach combined MRI and CEUS.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- primary care
- healthcare
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- physical activity
- clinical practice
- magnetic resonance
- high resolution
- quality improvement
- dual energy
- image quality
- photodynamic therapy
- positron emission tomography
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- fluorescence imaging