PTU-021 Do all regenerative nodules become hepatocellular carcinoma? The outcome of 4 years MRI surveillance

• Published in: Gut Vol. 61; no. Suppl 2; p. A192
• Main Authors: Hogan, B, Trembling, P M, Tanwar, S, Yu, D, O'Beirne, J P, Rosenberg, W M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology 01.07.2012; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Epidemiology; Hepatitis; Liver cancer; Liver cirrhosis; Surveillance

IntroductionThere are few epidemiological data on the longitudinal follow-up of nodular lesions in cirrhotic patients.MethodsThe Royal Free Hospital database was searched for all reports of MRI scans of the liver in which the term “nodule” was used. 630 such scans were identified in 369 individual p...