Title
Evidence Supporting LI-RADS Major Features for CT- and MR Imaging-based Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Radiology
Publication Date
2018-01-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Digestive System Diseases | Neoplasms | Radiology
Abstract
The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) standardizes the interpretation, reporting, and data collection for imaging examinations in patients at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It assigns category codes reflecting relative probability of HCC to imaging-detected liver observations based on major and ancillary imaging features. LI-RADS also includes imaging features suggesting malignancy other than HCC. Supported and endorsed by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the system has been developed by a committee of radiologists, hepatologists, pathologists, surgeons, lexicon experts, and ACR staff, with input from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing. Development of LI-RADS has been based on literature review, expert opinion, rounds of testing and iteration, and feedback from users. This article summarizes and assesses the quality of evidence supporting each LI-RADS major feature for diagnosis of HCC, as well as of the LI-RADS imaging features suggesting malignancy other than HCC. Based on the evidence, recommendations are provided for or against their continued inclusion in LI-RADS.
DOI of Published Version
10.1148/radiol.2017170554
Source
Radiology. 2018 Jan;286(1):29-48. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2017170554. Epub 2017 Nov 21. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Radiology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
29166245
Repository Citation
Tang A, Karam AR, LI-RADS Evidence Working Group. (2018). Evidence Supporting LI-RADS Major Features for CT- and MR Imaging-based Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review. Radiology Publications. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2017170554. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/radiology_pubs/359
Comments
Full author list omitted for brevity. For the full list of authors, see article.