Feb 23, 2021

Diagnostic Performance of LI-RADS Version 2018 for Evaluation of Pediatric Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Radiology
Geetika Khanna, Govind B Chavhan, Gary R Schooler, Tyler J Fraum, Adina L Alazraki, Judy H Squires, Amber Salter, Daniel J Podberesky, Alexander J Towbin
Background The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) has standardized the evaluation of adult but not pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Purpose To evaluate the performance of LI-RADS version 2018 for diagnosis of pediatric HCC. Materials and Methods This multi-institution retrospective study evaluated all available dynamic CT and/or MRI scans of pediatric (≤18 years) HCC from five institutions between July 2009 and April 2019. The control group included an equal number of...