Diagnostic Performance of Gadoxetic Acid–enhanced Liver MR Imaging versus Multidetector CT in the Detection of Dysplastic Nodules and Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma

• Published in: Radiology Vol. 285; no. 1; pp. 134 - 146
• Main Authors: Kim, Bo Ram, Lee, Jeong Min, Lee, Dong Ho, Yoon, Jeong Hee, Hur, Bo Yun, Suh, Kyung Suk, Yi, Nam-Joon, Lee, Kyung Boon, Han, Joon Koo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; Gadolinium DTPA - therapeutic use; Humans; Liver - diagnostic imaging; Liver - pathology; Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Liver Neoplasms - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Multidetector Computed Tomography - methods; Multidetector Computed Tomography - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; ROC Curve

Purpose To compare the diagnostic performance of gadoxetic acid-enhanced liver magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with that of contrast material-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (CT) in the detection of borderline hepatocellular nodules in patients with liver cirrhosis and to determine the Li...