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Gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI versus multiphase multidetector row computed tomography for evaluating the viable tumor of hepatocellular carcinomas treated with image-guided tumor therapy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20815061     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic performance of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI with that of multi-phase 40- or 64-multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) to evaluate viable tumors of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) treated with image-guided tumor therapy.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 108 patients with 162 HCCs (56 lesions with viable tumor and 106 without viable tumor) treated by means of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization or radiofrequency ablation were retrospectively included in this study. All patients underwent multi-phase CT at 40- or 64-MDCT and gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI using 3.0 Tesla (T). Two observers independently and randomly reviewed the CT and MR images of the treated lesions. The diagnostic performance of two techniques for the evaluation of the viable tumors in the treated lesions was assessed with a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.
RESULTS: For each observer, the areas under the ROC curve were 0.953 and 0.969 for MRI, and 0.870 and 0.888 for MDCT (P < 0.05). The diagnostic accuracies (96.3% for each observer) and sensitivities (92.9% and 96.4%) of MRI in two observers were significantly higher than those (82.7% and 80.9%, 53.6% for each observer, respectively) of MDCT (P < 0.001). The negative predictive values (96.3% and 98.1%) of MRI in two observers were significantly higher than those (80.0% and 79.5%) of MDCT (P < 0.001). For each observer, specificities and positive predictive values did not differ significantly between the two techniques (P > 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI shows better diagnostic performance than that of MDCT for evaluating the viable tumors of HCCs treated with image-guided tumor therapy.
Authors:
Jiyoung Hwang; Seong Hyun Kim; Young-Sun Kim; Min Woo Lee; Ji Young Woo; Won Jae Lee; Hyo K Lim
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1522-2586     ISO Abbreviation:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-03     Completed Date:  2011-01-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9105850     Medline TA:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  629-38     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnosis*,  therapy
Catheter Ablation / methods
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / methods
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gadolinium DTPA / diagnostic use*
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*,  therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Observer Variation
Prospective Studies
ROC Curve
Radiographic Image Enhancement
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/gadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPA; 80529-93-7/Gadolinium DTPA

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