SynthesisHepatology international2020
Diagnostic performance of MRI for HCC according to contrast agent type: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2018 category 5 for diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma: an updated meta-analysis.European radiology · 2024Pooled it
- Hepatobiliary phase imaging in HCC: revisiting diagnostic algorithms and clinical utility of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI across international guidelines.Insights into imaging · 2026Review
- Performance comparison of gadoxetic and extracellular MRI in diagnosing subcentimeter recurrent HCC after hepatectomy: a modified algorithm.Insights into imaging · 2026Article
- Clinical Utility of Deep Learning-based Multiple Arterial Phase MRI in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2026Article
- Harnessing big data for precision medicine: radiomics based application of nanomaterials in MRI enhancement and multimodal therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Imaging diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: Future directions with special emphasis on hepatobiliary magnetic resonance imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2022Review
- Review
- Contrast Agents for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Imaging: Value and Progression.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
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Abstract
background/purposeConflicting results have been reported between the use of extracellular contrast agent (ECA) and hepatobiliary contrast agent (HBA) when magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Therefore, we aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of MRI using ECA (ECA-MRI) and HBA (HBA-MRI).
methodsOriginal studies reporting the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced MRI for the diagnosis of HCC published between January 2010 and February 2020 were identified in a Pubmed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library database search. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of ECA-MRI and HBA-MRI were calculated using a bivariate random effects model and compared using a joint-model bivariate meta-regression. Subgroup analyses were performed to compare the diagnostic performance of ECA-MRI and HBA-MRI according to study design, underlying liver disease, lesion size, reference standard, and imaging criteria.
resultsOf the 1760 screened articles, 31 studies were included: 15 studies included 2890 lesions imaged using ECA-MRI and 19 studies included 3893 lesions imaged using HBA-MRI. The pooled sensitivity and specificity were not significantly different between ECA-MRI (sensitivity, 72% [95% confidence interval 65-79%]; specificity 92% [89-95%]) and HBA-MRI (76% [68-83%]; 92% [87-95%], p = 0.72). Subgroup analyses did not find differences in diagnostic performance between ECA-MRI and HBA-MRI according to study design (p ≥ 0.11), underlying disease (p ≥ 0.09), lesion size (≤ 2 cm, p = 0.97), reference standard (p = 0.70), or imaging criteria (p = 0.33).
conclusionECA-MRI showed similar performance to HBA-MRI in the diagnosis of HCC. The contrast agent might be selected with consideration of the advantages of each agent.
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