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PMID: 22216857 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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To the Editor: El-Serag (Sept. 22 issue)(1) recommends that for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis, lesions greater than 2 cm in diameter require one study with typical imaging features, whereas lesions 1 to 2 cm in diameter require concordant findings from computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These recommendations appear to be based on the 2005 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) guidelines.(2) More recent guidelines by the AASLD recommend that if lesions greater than 1 cm in diameter appear to be typical for hepatocellular carcinoma (arterial hypervascularity and venous or delayed-phase . . . |
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Emmanuel A Tsochatzis; Tim Meyer; Andrew K Burroughs |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The New England journal of medicine Volume: 366 ISSN: 1533-4406 ISO Abbreviation: N. Engl. J. Med. Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-01-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0255562 Medline TA: N Engl J Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 92-3 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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