Optimization of imaging diagnosis of 1-2 cm hepatocellular carcinoma: An analysis of diagnostic performance and resource utilization

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 723-728

  Khalili, Korosh ^a   Kim, Tae Kyoung ^a   Jang, Hyun Jung ^a   Haider, Masoom A ^a   Khan, Luluel ^a   Guindi, Maha ^b   Sherman, Morris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Computed tomography; Contrast enhanced sonography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Resource utilization; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952699136     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.07.025     Document Type: Article

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