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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2024

Multiparametric MRI manifestations of the spontaneous intratumoral coagulative necrosis in HCC.

Liping Zuo, Mingyuan Hou, Jinlei Fan, Fangxuan Li, Bowen Wang, Qian Zhao, Yanmin Yang, Deixin Yu

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Liping Zuo *Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9746-9769
Mingyuan Hou *Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.ORCID 0009-0004-3788-429X
Jinlei FanDepartment of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8577-7289
Fangxuan LiDepartment of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.ORCID 0009-0004-8852-1288
Bowen WangDepartment of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3412-1284
Qian ZhaoDepartment of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Yanmin YangDepartment of Radiology, Mudan People's Hospital of Heze City, Heze, 274000, Shandong, China.
Deixin YuDepartment of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China. yudexin0330@sina.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3430-4817

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Abstract

purposeTo investigate the MRI manifestations of the spontaneous intratumoral coagulative necrosis (iCN) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its value in predicting the postoperative early recurrence (≤ 2 years).

methodsPatients with HCC who underwent preoperative multiparametric MRI between January 2015 and February 2019 were enrolled in this retrospective study. The MRI manifestations of iCNs on TIWI, T2WI, and ADC were recorded. The sensitivity and specificity of MRI for the detection of iCNs were also evaluated. A multivariable Cox proportional hazards model and the Kaplan-Meier method were used to verify the value of histologically-confirmed and MRI-identified iCNs, respectively, in predicting early recurrence.

resultsA total of 163 patients (median age, 56 years; interquartile range, 49-64 years; 139 men) with HCCs were evaluated, of whom 27(16.6%) had histologically-confirmed iCNs. MRI identified 92.6% (25 of 27; 95% confidence interval [CI] 74.2%, 98.7%) of iCNs (sensitivity), with a specificity of 79.4% (78 of 136; 95% CI 71.4%, 85.7%), based on non-enhancement on post-contrast MRI. And the MRI-identified iCNs were characterized by a similar appearance to surrounding tumour tissue shown on pre-contrast MRI but not enhanced on post-contrast MRI. The multivariable Cox proportional hazards model revealed that only the presence of histologically-confirmed iCN was independently associated with early HCC recurrence (hazard ratio = 2.73; 95% CI 1.20, 6.21; P = 0.017). The Kaplan-Meier curve showed that the presence of MRI-identified iCN was also associated with early recurrence (P < 0.001).

conclusionMultiparametric MRI identified iCNs with high sensitivity and modest specificity. The presence of iCNs is associated with early HCC recurrence.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsMultiparametric Magnetic Resonance ImagingNecrosisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalSensitivity and SpecificityContrast MediaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesContrast MediaCoagulative necrosisHCCHepatocellular carcinomaMRI

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