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ArticleMedicine2020

Pre-radiofrequency ablation MRI imaging features predict the local tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Zhouchao Hu, Nannan Yu, Heping Wang, Shibo Li, Jingang Yan, Guoqiang Zhang

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhouchao HuInterventional Diagnosis and Treatment Center.
Nannan YuDepartment of Anesthesiology.
Heping WangDepartment of Radiology.
Shibo LiDepartment of Infection Disease.
Jingang YanDepartment of Radiology.
Guoqiang ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zhoushan hospital of Zhejiang University, No.739 Dingshen road, Zhoushan city, Zhejiang province, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9115-3739
Weatherford College · USZhoushan Hospital · CN

Funding

Science Research Fund of the Ministry of Health - Major Science and Technology Planning of Zhejiang Medical and Health WKJ2009-2-036Zhoushan Science and Technology Project 2017C31099
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractTo investigate whether MRI features could preoperatively predict local tumor progression (LTP) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as the first-line treatment and improve a novel predictive model through developing a nomogram including various conventional MRI parameters. 105 patients with HCCs who had received RFA were enrolled. All patients had undergone conventional MRI before RFA. Uni- and multivariable analyses for LTP were assessing using a Cox proportional hazards model. The developed MRI-based nomogram was further designed based on multivariable logistic analysis in our study and the usefulness of the developed model was validated according to calibration curves and the C-index. Rim enhancement (hazard ratio: 2.689, P = .044) and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values (hazard ratio: 0.055, P = .038) were statistically significant independent predictors of LTP after RFA at multivariable analysis. The performance of the nomogram incorporating two MRI parameters (with a C-index of 0.782) was improved compared with that based on rim enhancement and ADC alone (with C-index values of 0.630 and 0.728, respectively). The calibration curve of the MRI-based nomogram showed good conformance between evaluation and observation at 0.5, 1, and 1.5 years after RFA. The preliminary predictive model based on MRI findings including rim enhancement and ADC value could be used preoperatively to estimate the risk of LTP of HCC after RFA as the first-line treatment.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsNomogramsRadiofrequency AblationFemaleHumansLiverMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPreoperative CarePrognosisReproducibility of Results

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PMID33350797
PMCPMC7769358
OpenAlexW3117984829

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