Novel imaging diagnosis for hepatocellular carcinoma: Consensus from the 5th Asia-pacific primary liver cancer expert meeting (APPLE 2014)
Journal
Liver Cancer
Journal Volume
4
Journal Issue
4
Pages
215-227
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Murakami T.
Sakamoto M.
Matsui O.
Choi B.-I.
Kim M.-J.
Lee J.M.
Yang R.-J.
Zeng M.-S.
Chen R.-C.
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. ? 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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Other Subjects
Article; computer assisted tomography; consensus; contrast enhancement; diagnostic accuracy; diagnostic imaging; diagnostic procedure; diagnostic test accuracy study; diffusion weighted imaging; evaluation study; human; image quality; liver cell carcinoma; liver fibrosis; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; outcome assessment; perfusion weighted imaging; practice guideline; predictive value; preoperative evaluation; priority journal; staging
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Type
journal article