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ArticleScientific reports2023

Improved diagnosis of histological capsule in hepatocallular carcinoma by using nonenhancing capsule appearance in addition to enhancing capsule appearance in gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI.

Eiko Nishioka, Keitaro Sofue, Koji Maruyama, Eisuke Ueshima, Yoshiko Ueno, Masakatsu Tsurusaki, Shohei Komatsu, Takumi Fukumoto, Takamichi Murakami

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eiko NishiokaDepartment of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Keitaro SofueDepartment of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. keitarosofue@gmail.com.
Koji MaruyamaDepartment of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Eisuke UeshimaDepartment of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Yoshiko UenoDepartment of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Masakatsu TsurusakiDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka-Sayama, Japan.
Shohei KomatsuDivision of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Takumi FukumotoDivision of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Takamichi MurakamiDepartment of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Kobe University · JPKindai University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To assess the value of nonenhancing capsule by adding to enhancing capsule in gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI (EOB-MRI) in comparison with contrast-enhanced CT (CE-CT) for diagnosing histological capsule in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). One-hundred fifty-one patients with HCC who underwent both CE-CT and EOB-MRI were retrospectively reviewed. Liver Imaging-Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) v2018 imaging features, including enhancing and nonenhancing capsule were evaluated by two readers in CE-CT and EOB-MRI. Frequencies of each imaging feature were compared between CE-CT and EOB-MRI. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUC) curve for the diagnosis of histological capsule was compared across the following three imaging criteria: (1) enhancing capsule in CE-CT, (2) enhancing capsule in EOB-MRI, and (3) enhancing/nonenhancing capsule in EOB-MRI. Enhancing capsule in EOB-MRI was significantly less frequently depicted than that in CE-CT (p < 0.001 and = 0.016 for reader 1 and 2). Enhancing/nonenhancing capsule in EOB-MRI achieved a similar frequency of enhancing in CE-CT (p = 0.590 and 0.465 for reader 1 and 2). Adding nonenhancing capsule to enhancing capsule in EOB-MRI significantly increased AUCs (p < 0.001 for both readers) and achieved similar AUCs compared with enhancing capsule in CE-CT (p = 0.470 and 0.666 for reader 1 and 2). Adding nonenhancing capsule to the definition of capsule appearance can improve the diagnosis of capsule in EOB-MRI for the diagnosis of histological capsule in HCC and decrease discordance of capsule appearance between EOB-MRI and CE-CT.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsContrast MediaGadolinium DTPAHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityContrast MediaGadolinium DTPAgadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPA

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PMID37059750
PMCPMC10104865
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