Risk factors and screening intervals are crucial to evaluating the cost effectiveness of abbreviated MRI in HCC screening

We read with interest the study by Gupta and colleagues who performed the first systematic review and meta-analysis on the diagnostic performance of different abbreviated MRI protocols for hepatocellular carcinomas screening.(1) They concluded firstly, that the diagnostic performance of abbreviated MRI (AMRI) is substantially higher than ultrasound for early and very early HCC compared with ultrasound, and secondly, that the non-invasive nature, reduced cost, and high sensitivity makes non-contrast abbreviated MRI (NC- AMRI) the ideal AMRI protocol for HCC screening.
Source: Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research