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LI-RADS: a glimpse into the future.

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Sirlin, CB; Kielar, AZ; Tang, A; Bashir, MR
Published in: Abdom Radiol (NY)
January 2018

This article provides a glimpse into the future of the Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS), discussing the immediate and long-term plans for its continuing improvement and expansion. To complement the Core and Essentials components of the latest version of LI-RADS, a comprehensive manual will be released soon, and it will include technical recommendations, management guidance, as well as reporting instructions and templates. In this article, we briefly review the process by which LI-RADS has been developed until now, a process guided by a variable combination of data, expert opinion, and desire for congruency with other diagnostic systems in North America. We then look forward, envisioning that forthcoming updates to LI-RADS will occur regularly every 3 to 5 years, driven by emerging high-quality scientific evidence. We highlight some of the key knowledge and technology gaps that will need to be addressed to enable the needed refinements. We also anticipate future expansions in scope to meet currently unaddressed clinical needs. Finally, we articulate a vision for eventual unification of imaging system for HCC screening and surveillance, diagnosis and staging, and treatment response assessment.

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Published In

Abdom Radiol (NY)

DOI

EISSN

2366-0058

Publication Date

January 2018

Volume

43

Issue

1

Start / End Page

231 / 236

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Population Surveillance
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Forecasting
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Contrast Media
 

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Sirlin, C. B., Kielar, A. Z., Tang, A., & Bashir, M. R. (2018). LI-RADS: a glimpse into the future. Abdom Radiol (NY), 43(1), 231–236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-017-1448-1
Sirlin, Claude B., Ania Z. Kielar, An Tang, and Mustafa R. Bashir. “LI-RADS: a glimpse into the future.Abdom Radiol (NY) 43, no. 1 (January 2018): 231–36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-017-1448-1.
Sirlin CB, Kielar AZ, Tang A, Bashir MR. LI-RADS: a glimpse into the future. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 Jan;43(1):231–6.
Sirlin, Claude B., et al. “LI-RADS: a glimpse into the future.Abdom Radiol (NY), vol. 43, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 231–36. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s00261-017-1448-1.
Sirlin CB, Kielar AZ, Tang A, Bashir MR. LI-RADS: a glimpse into the future. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 Jan;43(1):231–236.
Journal cover image

Published In

Abdom Radiol (NY)

DOI

EISSN

2366-0058

Publication Date

January 2018

Volume

43

Issue

1

Start / End Page

231 / 236

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Population Surveillance
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Forecasting
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Contrast Media