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Published in: European Radiology 9/2022

07-04-2022 | Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Gastrointestinal

Liver imaging: it is time to adopt standardized terminology

Authors: Victoria Chernyak, An Tang, Richard K. G. Do, Aya Kamaya, Yuko Kono, Cynthia S. Santillan, Kathryn J. Fowler, Mustafa R. Bashir, Guilherme Moura Cunha, David T. Fetzer, Ania Kielar, James T. Lee, Mishal Mendiratta-Lalla, Claude B. Sirlin, and the LI-RADS Steering Committee and Guarantors of translation integrity listed in the Acknowledgements

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 9/2022

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Abstract

Liver imaging plays a vital role in the management of patients at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, progress in the field is challenged by nonuniform and inconsistent terminology in the published literature. The Steering Committee of the American College of Radiology (ACR)’s Liver Imaging Reporting And Data System (LI-RADS), in conjunction with the LI-RADS Lexicon Writing Group and the LI-RADS International Working Group, present this consensus document to establish a single universal liver imaging lexicon. The lexicon is intended for use in research, education, and clinical care of patients at risk for HCC (i.e., the LI-RADS population) and in the general population (i.e., even when LI-RADS algorithms are not applicable). We anticipate that the universal adoption of this lexicon will provide research, educational, and clinical benefits.

Key Points

•To standardize terminology, we encourage authors of research and educational materials on liver imaging to use the standardized LI-RADS Lexicon.
•We encourage reviewers to promote the use of the standardized LI-RADS Lexicon for publications on liver imaging.
•We encourage radiologists to use the standardized LI-RADS Lexicon for liver imaging in clinical care.
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Metadata
Title
Liver imaging: it is time to adopt standardized terminology
Authors
Victoria Chernyak
An Tang
Richard K. G. Do
Aya Kamaya
Yuko Kono
Cynthia S. Santillan
Kathryn J. Fowler
Mustafa R. Bashir
Guilherme Moura Cunha
David T. Fetzer
Ania Kielar
James T. Lee
Mishal Mendiratta-Lalla
Claude B. Sirlin
and the LI-RADS Steering Committee and Guarantors of translation integrity listed in the Acknowledgements
Publication date
07-04-2022
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Radiology / Issue 9/2022
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-022-08769-5

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