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ArticleScientific reports2021

Quantification of contrast agent uptake in the hepatobiliary phase helps to differentiate hepatocellular carcinoma grade.

Michael Haimerl, Kirsten Utpatel, Andrea Götz, Florian Zeman, Claudia Fellner, Dominik Nickel, Lukas Luerken, Frank Brennfleck, Christian Stroszczynski, Alexander Scheiter and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michael Haimerl *Department of Radiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93042, Regensburg, Germany.
Kirsten Utpatel *Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Andrea GötzDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93042, Regensburg, Germany.
Florian ZemanCenter for Clinical Trials, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Claudia FellnerDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93042, Regensburg, Germany.
Dominik NickelMR Application Predevelopment, Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany.
Lukas LuerkenDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93042, Regensburg, Germany.
Frank BrennfleckDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Christian StroszczynskiDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93042, Regensburg, Germany.
Alexander ScheiterInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Niklas VerlohDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93042, Regensburg, Germany. niklas.verloh@ukr.de.
University Hospital Regensburg · DESiemens Healthcare (Germany) · DEUniversity Medical Center Freiburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the degree of differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using Gd-EOB-DTPA-assisted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with T1 relaxometry. Thirty-three solitary HCC lesions were included in this retrospective study. This study's inclusion criteria were preoperative Gd-EOB-DTPA-assisted MRI of the liver and a histopathological evaluation after hepatic tumor resection. T1 maps of the liver were evaluated to determine the T1 relaxation time and reduction rate between the native phase and hepatobiliary phase (HBP) in liver lesions. These findings were correlated with the histopathologically determined degree of HCC differentiation (G1, well-differentiated; G2, moderately differentiated; G3, poorly differentiated). There was no significant difference between well-differentiated (950.2 ± 140.2 ms) and moderately/poorly differentiated (1009.4 ± 202.0 ms) HCCs in the native T1 maps. After contrast medium administration, a significant difference (p ≤ 0.001) in the mean T1 relaxation time in the HBP was found between well-differentiated (555.4 ± 140.2 ms) and moderately/poorly differentiated (750.9 ± 146.4 ms) HCCs. For well-differentiated HCCs, the reduction rate in the T1 time was significantly higher at 0.40 ± 0.15 than for moderately/poorly differentiated HCCs (0.25 ± 0.07; p = 0.006). In conclusion this study suggests that the uptake of Gd-EOB-DTPA in HCCs is correlated with tumor grade. Thus, Gd-EOB-DTPA-assisted T1 relaxometry can help to further differentiation of HCC.

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Biliary Tract NeoplasmsCarcinoma, HepatocellularContrast MediaGadolinium DTPAHumansImage EnhancementLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingRetrospective StudiesContrast MediaGadolinium DTPAgadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPA

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PMID34837039
PMCPMC8626433
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