title: Novel Imaging Diagnosis for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Consensus from the 5th Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting (APPLE 2014).
abstract: Current novel imaging techniques in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), with the latest evidence in this field, was discussed at the Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert (APPLE) meeting held in Taipei, Taiwan, in July 2014. Based on their expertise in a specific area of research, the novel imaging group comprised 12 participants from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China and it included 10 abdominal radiologists, one hepatologist, and one pathologist. The expert participants discussed topics related to HCC imaging that were divided into four categories: (i) detection method, (ii) diagnostic method, (iii) evaluation method, and (iv) functional method. Consensus was reached on 10 statements; specific comments on each statement were provided to explain the rationale for the voting results and to suggest future research directions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC).
authors.forename: Bang-Bin
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kinki University, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takamichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC).
authors.forename: Tiffany Ting-Fang
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo.
authors.forename: Michiie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital.
authors.forename: Byung-Ihn
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Myeong-Jin
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Interventional Therapy, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Ren-Jie
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Meng-Su
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Science, National Yang-Ming Medical University, Heping Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taiwan (ROC).
authors.forename: Ran-Chou
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC).
authors.forename: Ja-Der
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Liang
keywords: Consensus; Diagnostic imaging; Hepatocellular carcinoma