The diagnostic and economic impact of contrast imaging techniques in the diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis

Abstract

In patients with cirrhosis with a 1-2 cm nodule detected during surveillance, a single imaging technique showing a typical contrast pattern confidently permits the diagnosis of HCC, thereby reducing the need for FNB examinations.

Keywords

MedicineHepatocellular carcinomaCirrhosisRadiologyUltrasoundNodule (geology)BiopsyGold standard (test)Nuclear medicineGastroenterologyInternal medicine

MeSH Terms

AdultAgedAged80 and overAlgorithmsBiopsyFine-NeedleCarcinomaHepatocellularContrast MediaFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansItalyLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceProspective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTomographyX-Ray ComputedUltrasonography

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Year: 2009
Type: article
Volume: 59
Issue: 5
Pages: 638-644
Citations: 403
Access: Closed

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                                    Angelo Sangiovanni, 
                                
                                    M.A. Manini, 
                                
                                    Massimo Iavarone
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            The diagnostic and economic impact of contrast imaging techniques in the diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis. 
                            Gut
                            , 59
                            (5)
                            , 638-644.
                            https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.2009.187286
                        

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DOI: 10.1136/gut.2009.187286
PMID: 19951909

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