Impact of diffusion-weighted MR imaging on the characterization of small hepatocellular carcinoma in the cirrhotic liver

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Authors

François Le Moigne · Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse

Marion Durieux · Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse

Brigitte Bancel · Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse

Nawèle Boublay · Hospices Civils de Lyon

Loïc Boussel · Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse

Christian Ducerf · Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse

Yves Berthezène

Abstract

Adding DWI to conventional imaging modalities improves the diagnosis of small HCCs in the cirrhotic liver in terms of diagnostic performance and sensitivity by increasing reader confidence.

Topics & Keywords

MRI in cancer diagnosis Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volume 30, Issue 5, pp. 656-665

DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2012.01.002

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