title: Imaging in Patients with Cirrhosis: Current Evidence.
abstract: There have been major changes in the management and reporting of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the last decade. Cross-sectional imaging is now pivotal in the management of cirrhotic patients, in particular in the diagnosis and staging of HCC. Although diagnostic systems have become relatively well developed, approximately one-third of HCC nodules may have an atypical appearance, necessitating ancillary testing, close follow-up, or biopsy. The introduction of standardized diagnostic and reporting systems has improved communication between radiologists and clinicians, but there remains substantial disagreement between radiologists in feature assignment and nodule characterization.
authors: Division of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Radiology, Center for Advanced Magnetic Resonance Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: mustafa.bashir@duke.edu.
authors: Mustafa R
authors: MR
authors: Bashir
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors: Hero K
authors: HK
authors: Hussain
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Cirrhosis; Cross-sectional imaging; Evidence; Hepatocellular carcinoma