The usefulness of the sum of relative enhancement ratio in making a differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma from cirrhosis-related nodules

Ki Woong Yoon; Ji Soo Song; Young Min Han

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.10.006

The usefulness of the sum of relative enhancement ratio in making a differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma from cirrhosis-related nodules

Ki Woong Yoon
, Ji Soo Song^*
, Young Min Han

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Medicine

Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

Objective: To estimate the diagnostic accuracy of the sum of relative enhancement ratio (sRER) in making a differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from benign cirrhosis-related nodules. Materials and Methods: Eighteen benign cirrhosis-related nodules and 18 HCCs were evaluated. Three radiologists independently reviewed computed tomography images using visual assessment and sRER. sRER was estimated by adding region-of-interest measurement in the arterial phase and the delayed phase. Diagnostic performance and accuracy were evaluated. Results: The mean values of sRER were significantly higher in HCCs than in benign cirrhosis-related nodules. Conclusion: The sRER method improved diagnostic accuracy of differentiating HCCs from benign cirrhosis-related nodules.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	154-159
Number of pages	6
Journal	Clinical Imaging
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.10.006
State	Published - 2014.03

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Computed tomography
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular nodule

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Medicine

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The usefulness of the sum of relative enhancement ratio in making a differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma from cirrhosis-related nodules

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