Accuracy of contrast-enhanced CT in liver neoplasms in children under 2 years age.
Aishvarya Shri RajasimmanVasundhara PatilKunal Bharat GalaNitin ShettySuyash KulkarniMukta S RamadwarSajid S QureshiGirish ChinnaswamySiddhartha LaskarAkshay D BahetiPublished in: Pediatric radiology (2024)
CT had high accuracy for diagnosing liver neoplasms in the under 2-year age population after AFP correlation. Certain imaging features were significantly associated with the diagnosis of hepatoblastoma. A policy of biopsying only indeterminate lesions after CT and AFP correlation would avoid sampling in the majority of patients.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- magnetic resonance
- image quality
- diffusion weighted imaging
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- young adults
- high resolution
- positron emission tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- mass spectrometry
- photodynamic therapy