LIVER: Ultrasound a) US LI-RADS Visualization Score: Interobserver Variability and Association With Cause of Liver Disease, Sex, and Body Mass Index. Kiri L, Abdolell M, Costa AF, et al. SAGE Publications. Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA; 2021. Available from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08465371211012104 Keywords: CEUS, HCC, LI-RADS Clinical question: What are the associations between the US LI-RADS Visualization […]
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Targetoid appearance on T2-weighted imaging and signs of tumor vascular involvement: diagnostic value for differentiating HCC from other primary liver carcinomas Cannella, R., Fraum, T.J., Ludwig, D.R. et al. Eur Radiol (2021). Available from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00330-021-07743-x Keywords: Hepatocellular carcinoma, Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, Magnetic resonance imaging. Clinical question: Can targetoid appearance on T2WI and signs of tumor vascular involvement be […]
Read More LIVER: US Enhancement patterns of small hepatocellular carcinoma (≤ 30 mm) on contrast-enhanced ultrasound: Correlation with clinicopathologic characteristics. Fan PL, Ding H, Mao F, et al. Eur J Radiol. Elsevier Ireland Ltd; 2020;132. Available from: http://www.ejradiology.com/article/S0720048X20305301/fulltext Keywords: CEUS, HCC Clinical question: What are the clinical implications of various enhancement patterns that can be seen on […]
Read More HCC The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System tumor-in-vein category: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Kim DH, Choi SH, Park SH, et al. Eur Radiol. Springer; 2020;1–10. Available from: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00330-020-07282-x. Keywords: LI-RADS, MRI, CT, HCC Clinical question: What is the underlying etiology in cases of LR-TIV? Reason for heterogeneity in reports using the LR-TIV […]
Read More In this blog, we provide a synopsis of the latest in Liver Imaging published during the month of August 2020 in addition to an editorial comment by our guest editor for this month, Venkateswar R. Surabhi, MD, Professor of Radiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Application of […]
Read More Hepatocellular Carcinoma CT and MRI Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2018 for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis Lee S, Kim Y-Y, Shin J, et al. J Am Coll Radiol [Internet]. Elsevier; 2020 [cited 2020];0. Available from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S154614402030644X Keywords: LI-RADS, diagnostic value, CT, MRI, HCC Clinical question: How well does LI-RADS detect […]
Read More LIVER CT IMAGING Variability of quantitative measurements of metastatic liver lesions: a multi-radiation-dose-level and multi-reader comparison Ding Y, Marin D, Vernuccio F, Gonzalez F, Williamson H V., Becker H-C, et al. Variability of quantitative measurements of metastatic liver lesions: a multi-radiation-dose-level and multi-reader comparison. Abdom Radiol [Internet]. 2020 Jun 10 [cited 2020 Jun 17];1–11. […]
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