European radiology
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Multicenter Study
Gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI as a predictor of recurrence of HCC after liver transplantation.
To investigate the value of preoperative gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI for tumor staging and recurrence prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after primary liver transplantation (LT). ⋯ • Lesions beyond the Milan criteria and peritumoral hypointensity on hepatobiliary phase (HBP) were independent predictors of HCC recurrence. • Peritumoral hypointensity on HBP significantly associated with a worse tumor grade and microvascular invasion.