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ArticleThe British journal of radiology2018

A radiogenomic analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma: association between fractional allelic imbalance rate index and the liver imaging reporting and data system (LI-RADS) categories and features.

Alessandro Furlan, Omar Almusa, Robinson K Yu, Hersh Sagreiya, Amir A Borhani, Kyongtae T Bae, J Wallis Marsh

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Article in The British journal of radiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Alessandro Furlan1 Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Pittsburgh, PA , United States.
Omar Almusa1 Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Pittsburgh, PA , United States.
Robinson K Yu1 Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Pittsburgh, PA , United States.
Hersh Sagreiya1 Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Pittsburgh, PA , United States.
Amir A Borhani1 Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Pittsburgh, PA , United States.
Kyongtae T Bae1 Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Pittsburgh, PA , United States.
J Wallis Marsh4 Department of Surgery, West Virginia University , Morgantown, WV , USA.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

STANFORD CANCER IMAGING TRAINING (SCIT) PROGRAMT32CA009695 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI BRUCE L DANIEL, Jeremy Dahl · 1993 to 2026
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NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009695
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the association between the liver imaging reporting and data system (LI-RADS) categories and features and the fractional allelic imbalance (FAI) rate index of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodsThe institutional review board approved this retrospective study. Medical records collected between January 2008 and December 2013 were reviewed to find patients with histologically confirmed HCC, FAI analysis, and CT or MR imaging of the liver. The final population included 71 patients (54 males, 17 females). Three radiologists reviewed the images using the LI-RADS v. 2014. The association between FAI and LI-RADS categories and features was tested using the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (rho) and the Wilcoxon rank-sum test [low FAI (<40%) vs high FAI (≥40%)]. A p value < 0.007 was used as the threshold for statistical significance after application of the Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons.

resultsHCCs were classified as LR-3 (n = 4), LR-4 (n = 22), and LR-5 (n = 45). There was a positive correlation (rho = 0.264) between FAI rate index and LI-RADS category, although not statistically significant after Bonferroni correction (p = 0.024). 14 of the 20 (70%) HCCs with high FAI (≥40%) were categorized as LR-5, 6/20 (30%) as LR-4 and none as LR-3 (p = 0.377). Among the evaluated LI-RADS imaging features, only lesion size showed a statistically significant different distribution in tumors with high FAI compared to those with low FAI. HCCs with FAI ≥40% were larger (56 ± 42 mm) compared to those with FAI <40% (36 ± 30 mm; p = 0.005).

conclusionThere was a positive correlation, although not statistically significant, between the LI-RADS diagnostic categories and the FAI rate of HCC. Tumors with high FAI were larger compared to those with low FAI. Advances in knowledge: HCCs with high (≥40%) FAI are larger compared to those with low (<40%) FAI.

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Allelic ImbalanceCarcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedLiverLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray Computed

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PMID29565672
PMCPMC6223296
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