Hepatobiliary phases in magnetic resonance imaging using liverspecific contrast for focal lesions in clinical practice
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2022-07-27
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Fernandes, Daniel Alvarenga
Dal Lago, Eduardo Andreazza
Martins, Daniel Lahan
Penachim, Thiago José
de Oliveira Barros, Ricardo Hoelz
Caserta, Nelson Marcio Gomes
Oliver, Felipe Aguera [UNESP]
Loureiro, Bruna Melo Coelho
de Arimatéia Batista Araújo Filho, José
da Costa, Larissa Bastos Eloy
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BACKGROUND Challenging lesions, difficult to diagnose through non-invasive methods, constitute an important emotional burden for each patient regarding a still uncertain diagnosis (malignant x benign). In addition, from a therapeutic and prognostic point of view, delay in a definitive diagnosis can lead to worse outcomes. One of the main innovative trends currently is the use of molecular and functional methods to diagnosis. Numerous liver-specific contrast agents have been developed and studied in recent years to improve the performance of liver magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). More recently, one of the contrast agents introduced in clinical practice is gadoxetic acid (gadoxetate disodium). AIM To demonstrate the value of the hepatobiliary phases using gadoxetic acid in MRI for the characterization of focal liver lesions (FLL) in clinical practice. METHODS Overall, 302 Lesions were studied in 136 patients who underwent MRI exams using gadoxetic acid for the assessment of FLL. Two radiologists independently reviewed the MRI exams using four stages, and categorized them on a 6-point scale, from 0 (lesion not detected) to 5 (definitely malignant). The stages were: stage 1- images without contrast, stage 2- addition of dynamic phases after contrast (analogous to usual extracellular contrasts), stage 3- addition of hepatobiliary phase after 10 min (HBP 10’), stage 4- hepatobiliary phase after 20 min (HBP 20’) in addition to stage 2. RESULTS The interobserver agreement was high (weighted Kappa coefficient: 0.81-1) at all stages in the characterization of benign and malignant FLL. The diagnostic weighted accuracy (Az) was 0.80 in stage 1 and was increased to 0.90 in stage 2. Addition of the hepatobiliary phase increased Az to 0.98 in stage 3, which was also 0.98 in stage 4. CONCLUSION The hepatobiliary sequences improve diagnostic accuracy. With growing potential in the era of precision medicine, the improvement and dissemination of the method among medical specialties can bring benefits in the management of patients with FLL that are difficult to diagnose.
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Diagnostic imaging, Liver, Liver neoplasms, Liver transplantation, Magnetic resonance imaging, Medical oncology
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World Journal of Hepatology, v. 14, n. 7, p. 1459-1469, 2022.