Imaging in Patients with Cirrhosis: Current Evidence.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
There have been major changes in the management and reporting of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the last decade. Cross-sectional imaging is now pivotal in the management of cirrhotic patients, in particular in the diagnosis and staging of HCC. Although diagnostic systems have become relatively well developed, approximately one-third of HCC nodules may have an atypical appearance, necessitating ancillary testing, close follow-up, or biopsy. The introduction of standardized diagnostic and reporting systems has improved communication between radiologists and clinicians, but there remains substantial disagreement between radiologists in feature assignment and nodule characterization.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Bashir, MR; Hussain, HK
Published Date
- September 2015
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 53 / 5
Start / End Page
- 919 - 931
PubMed ID
- 26321446
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1557-8275
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.rcl.2015.05.006
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States