Antonio Orlacchio, Fabrizio Chegai, Sebastiano Fabiano, Stefano Merolla, Valentina Funel, Francesca Di Giuliano, Matteo Manuelli, Giuseppe Tisone, Simona Francioso, Mario Angelico, Giampiero Palmieri, Giovanni Simonetti
AIM: To assess the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with gadoxetic acid in the identification of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) nodules by comparison with histological findings. METHODS: In a cohort of patients suffering from cirrhosis of various etiologies (chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV), alcohol abuse, cryptogenic forms), we selected 17 patients affected by HCC who were eligible for liver transplantation on the basis of a computed-tomography (CT) total-body examination...
July 2016: La Radiologia Medica