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- Title
Evidence of diagnostic enhancement pattern in hepatocellular carcinoma nodules ≤2 cm according to the AASLD/EASL revised criteria.
- Authors
Quaia, Emilio; De Paoli, Luca; Angileri, Roberta; Pizzolato, Riccardo; Cabibbo, Biagio; Cova, Maria Assunta
- Abstract
Purpose: To define the percentage of small (≤2 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) nodules showing the diagnostic enhancement pattern at CEUS, computed tomography (CT), and gadobenate dimeglumine (Gd-BOPTA)—enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Methods: 42 cirrhotic patients (26 male, 16 female; 67 ± 12 years) with 46 biopsy-proven HCCs ≤2 cm were included. Each HCC was scanned by CEUS, contrast-enhanced CT, and Gd-BOPTA-enhanced MR imaging. Nodule enhancement was evaluated by two readers. Independent analysis was followed by consensual analysis and the proportion of HCCs with the diagnostic enhancement pattern (nodule hyperenhancing on hepatic arterial phase and hypoenhancing on portal venous—late phase) on CEUS, CT, and MR imaging was compared by chi-square test. Results: Very good inter-reader agreement was observed on hepatic arterial phase and portal venous—late phase: CEUS, k = 0.89 and 0.85; CT, k = 0.91 and 0.88; MR imaging, k = 0.96 and 0.94. CEUS and CT did not differ in the percentage of HCC nodules with a diagnostic enhancement pattern (18/46 and 16/46; P = 0.66), while MR imaging revealed the diagnostic pattern in higher percentage of nodules (29/46; P = 0.012) in comparison to CEUS and CT. Conclusions: CEUS and contrast-enhanced CT did not differ in the percentage of small HCC nodules with diagnostic enhancement pattern, while Gd-BOPTA-enhanced MR imaging revealed the diagnostic pattern in a higher nodule number in comparison to CEUS and CT.
- Subjects
LIVER cancer; MAGNETIC resonance imaging of cancer; ULTRASONIC imaging of cancer; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; COMPUTED tomography; HEPATIC portal system; SORBITOL
- Publication
Abdominal Imaging, 2013, Vol 38, Issue 6, p1245
- ISSN
0942-8925
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00261-013-0031-7