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01-01-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor

Authors: Yeun-Yoon Kim, Chansik An, Myeong-Jin Kim

Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 1/2018

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We have read with great interest the recent article by Fowler et al. [1], which discussed new diagnostic criteria of LI-RADS v2017 focusing on the LI-RADS category M (LR-M). As the authors explained, using LR-M category may help obtain near-perfect specificity of LR-5 category for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), especially when deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) is a primary treatment option for HCC [2]. Currently, the LR-M category may indicate non-HCC malignancy, frequent HCC, or occasional benign lesion [1, 3]. …

Fowler KJ, Potretzke TA, Hope TA, Costa EA, Wilson SR (2017) LI-RADS M (LR-M): definite or probable malignancy, not specific for hepatocellular carcinoma. Abdom Radiol (NY) . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-017-1196-2

Tang A, Fowler KJ, Chernyak V, Chapman WC, Sirlin CB (2017) LI-RADS and transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Abdom Radiol (NY) . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-017-1210-8

Fraum TJ, Tsai R, Rohe E, et al. (2017) Differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma from other hepatic malignancies in patients at risk: diagnostic performance of the liver imaging reporting and data system version 2014. Radiology. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2017170114 PubMed

Title: Letter to the editor
Authors: Yeun-Yoon Kim
Chansik An
Myeong-Jin Kim
Publication date: 01-01-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Abdominal Radiology / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 2366-004X
Electronic ISSN: 2366-0058
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-017-1388-9

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