Three-dimensional multifrequency magnetic resonance elastography improves preoperative assessment of proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma

ConclusionsProliferative HCC exhibits low stiffness and high fluidity. Adding MRE properties (tumorc and tumorφ) can improve performance of conventional MRI for preoperative diagnosis of proliferative HCC.Critical relevance statementWe investigated the viscoelastic signatures of proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), and find that adding MRE properties (tumor c and tumorφ) can improve performance of conventional MRI for preoperative diagnosis of proliferative HCC.Graphical Abstract
Source: Insights into Imaging - Category: Radiology Source Type: research