Diffusion-weighted imaging for identifying patients at high risk of tumor recurrence following liver transplantation

Autor: Yi-Hsuan Chuang, Hsin-You Ou, Chun-Yen Yu, Chao-Long Chen, Ching-Chun Weng, Leo Leung-Chit Tsang, Hsien-Wen Hsu, Wei-Xiong Lim, Tung-Liang Huang, Yu-Fan Cheng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Cancer Imaging, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1470-7330
DOI: 10.1186/s40644-019-0264-y
Popis: Abstract Background Tumor recurrence is the major risk factor affecting post-transplant survival. In this retrospective study, we evaluate the prognostic values of magnetic resonance (MR) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods From April 2014 to September 2016, 106 HCC patients receiving living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) were enrolled. Nine patients were excluded due to postoperative death within 3 months and incomplete imaging data. The association between tumor recurrence, explant pathologic findings, and DWI parameters was analyzed (tumor-to-liver diffusion weighted imaging ratio, DWIT/L; apparent diffusion coefficients, ADC). The survival probability was calculated using the Kaplan–Meier method. Results Sixteen of 97 patients (16%) developed tumor recurrence during the follow-up period (median of 40.9 months; range 5.2–56.5). In those with no viable tumor (n = 65) on pretransplant imaging, recurrence occurred only in 5 (7.6%) patients. Low minimum ADC values (p = 0.001), unfavorable tumor histopathology (p
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