The current role and future prospectives of functional parameters by diffusion weighted imaging in the assessment of histologic grade of HCC

Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common human solid malignancies worldwide. Although the MRI is the technique that is best adapted to characterize HCC, there is not an agreement regarding the study protocol and even what the role of Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). The pos...

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Main Authors: Vincenza Granata, Roberta Fusco, Salvatore Filice, Orlando Catalano, Mauro Piccirillo, Raffaele Palaia, Francesco Izzo, Antonella Petrillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Infectious Agents and Cancer
Subjects:
HCC
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-018-0194-5