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Radiology, Vol 195, 106-112, Copyright © 1995 by Radiological Society of North America

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Hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic livers: detection with unenhanced and iron oxide-enhanced MR imaging

H Yamamoto, Y Yamashita, S Yoshimatsu, Y Baba, Y Hatanaka, R Murakami, T Nishiharu, M Takahashi, Y Higashida and N Moribe
Department of Radiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.

PURPOSE: To evaluate diagnostic accuracy with unenhanced and superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic livers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifteen patients with 26 histologically proved HCCs associated with liver cirrhosis underwent imaging with T1-, T2-, and proton-density-weighted spin-echo (SE) and fast low-angle shot (FLASH) sequences. Lesion-to-liver contrast-to-noise ratios were measured in all sequences. Diagnostic performance of the imaging techniques was assessed by using receiver operating characteristic analysis. RESULTS: Enhanced SE and FLASH sequences were significantly more accurate (P < .005) for the detection of small HCCs. Among the unenhanced pulse sequences, the accuracy of tumor localization was highest with the T2-weighted SE sequences; however, 25% of the lesions were located incorrectly. Compared with unenhanced images, lesions were correctly located more often when SPIO-enhanced SE and FLASH sequences were used. CONCLUSION: SPIO-enhanced MR imaging with proton-density- weighted or FLASH sequences was more accurate in the detection of small HCCs in cirrhotic livers.




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