Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI to assess hepatocellular carcinoma response to Transarterial chemoembolization using LI-RADS criteria: A pilot study

• Published in: Magnetic resonance imaging Vol. 62; pp. 78 - 86
• Main Authors: Thibodeau-Antonacci, Alana, Petitclerc, Léonie, Gilbert, Guillaume, Bilodeau, Laurent, Olivié, Damien, Cerny, Milena, Castel, Hélène, Turcotte, Simon, Huet, Catherine, Perreault, Pierre, Soulez, Gilles, Chagnon, Miguel, Kadoury, Samuel, Tang, An
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Aged; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnostic imaging; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; Contrast Media - pharmacology; Female; Humans; Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Liver Neoplasms - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Pilot Projects; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; Veins - diagnostic imaging; ART; DCE-MRI; LI-RADS; TACE; HCC; FOV; MTT; LR-TR; TE; TTP; DV; nMITR; PER; TR

To identify quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI perfusion parameters indicating tumor response of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). This prospective pilot study was approved by our institutional review board; written and informed consent was obtai...