title: Current Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Comparative Review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to review aspects of guidelines pertinent to radiologists involved in the diagnosis or treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma are important because only 10% of patients meet the criteria for curative therapy at the time of diagnosis. Several organizations have developed guidelines for screening, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Radiologists play a pivotal role in every aspect of these guidelines.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N Saint Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arslanoglu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N Saint Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: Adeel R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Seyal
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N Saint Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: Faezeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sodagari
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N Saint Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: Azize
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N Saint Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: Frank H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N Saint Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: Riad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N Saint Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yaghmai
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D003287:Contrast Media; D019468:Disease Management; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: guidelines; hepatocellular carcinoma; response assessment; staging; surveillance