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Consensus report of the Fifth International Forum for Liver MRI
Christoph J Zech1, Carlo Bartolozzi, Paulette Bioulac-Sage
1University Hospital Basel, Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.
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.
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