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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2009; 15(48): 6044-6051
Published online Dec 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.6044
Published online Dec 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.6044
n | |
Gender | |
Male | 25 |
Female | 3 |
Mean age (yr) | 67.0 ± 10.8 (range 46-89) |
Aetiology of liver cirrhosis | |
Ethanol | 13 |
Hepatitis B | 2 |
Hepatitis C | 7 |
Cryptogenetic | 6 |
Clinical stage | |
BCLC stage | |
A | 6 |
B | 22 |
C | 0 |
D | 0 |
Child Pugh | |
A | 24 |
B | 4 |
C | 0 |
Okuda | |
I | 25 |
II | 3 |
III | 0 |
ECOG | |
0 | 26 |
I | 2 |
II | 0 |
III | 0 |
IV | 0 |
Histological tumour grading | |
Well | 16 |
Moderate | 4 |
Poor | 2 |
Unknown | 3 |
No biopsy | 3 |
Imaging protocols of MDCT and MRI | Tumour nodules detected |
MRI, T1w 3D-Flash, arterial phase (20 s start delay) | 158 (97.5) |
MRI, T1w 3D-Flash, portal-venous phase (45 s start delay) | 145 (89.5) |
MRI, T1w 3D-Flash, equilibrium phase (90 s start delay) | 127 (78.4) |
MDCT, arterial phase (bolus trigger for start delay) | 119 (73.5) |
MRI, T1w 3D-Flash, delayed phase (300 s start delay) | 115 (71.0) |
MRI, T1w 3D-Flash, dynamic phase Phase (T1 native) | 109 (67.3) |
MRI, T1w 2D Flash native | 104 (64.2) |
MRI, Dual-GRE in-phase | 98 (60.5) |
MRI, Dual-GRE out-phase | 96 (59.3) |
MDCT, portal-venous phase (55 s start delay) | 84 (51.9) |
MRI, T2w TSE | 72 (44.4) |
MDCT, native phase | 56 (34.6) |
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Citation: Pitton MB, Kloeckner R, Herber S, Otto G, Kreitner KF, Dueber C. MRI
versus 64-row MDCT for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(48): 6044-6051 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i48/6044.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.6044