Study findings from Erasmus University broaden understanding of hepatocellular cancer

A report, "Stepwise carcinogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma in the cirrhotic liver: demonstration on serial MR imaging," is newly published data in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In this recently published article, scientists in Netherlands conducted a study "To demonstrate imaging findings of stepwise carcinogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhosis at serial state-of-the-art MR imaging exams. In a retrospective search of the hospital archives, three patients were identified in which developing HCC was observed in serial MR examinations, with histopathology or alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) correlation. Image findings were assessed for signal intensity of the lesions at...

Want to see the full article?

• Purchase this article for only $3.00