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Consensus report of the Fifth International Forum for Liver MRI
Zech CJ, Bartolozzi C, Bioulac-Sage P, Chow PK, Forner A, Grazioli L, Huppertz A, Laumonier H, Min Lee J, Murakami T, Ricke J, Sirlin CB. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Jul;201(1):97-107. doi: 10.2214/AJR.12.9491.
Source
University Hospital Basel, Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
This article reviews topics discussed during the Fifth International Forum for Liver MRI (with a focus on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI), which was held in Munich, Germany, in September 2011.
CONCLUSION:
Growing evidence shows that gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI has high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing liver tumors. Hepatobiliary phase imaging adds new information for the characterization of borderline lesions. However, there is a need to develop standardized criteria for interpretation of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI in patients with cirrhosis or other risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma.