The Value of DWI-MRI Combined with Serum AFP in the Clinical Diagnosis and Efficacy Evaluation of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma

doi:10.7517/issn.1674-0475.200714

Abstract

Abstract: A total of 194 patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma were enrolled and include in the small hepatocellular carcinoma group. In addition, 185 patients with hepatocellular nodules were included in the nodule group. All patients underwent diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI-MRI) to evaluate the morphological performance and ADC value on DWI-MRI. Serum AFP levels were also detected. The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of DWI-MRI, AFP, and combination of those were compared. The results showed that the diagnostic specificity, sensitivity and accuracy of DWI-MRI combined with serum AFP were significantly higher than that of DWI-MRI, or serum AFP alone (P<0.05). The above results suggest that DWI-MRI combined with serum AFP has significant diagnostic value for small hepatocellular carcinoma, which can provide a practical reference for disease evaluation.

Key words: small hepatocellular carcinoma, diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI-MRI), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), diagnostic value

ZHANG Huabing, QI Jie, GAO Zhanqiang, LIU Shuchang, JIAO Jian, FENG Lei. The Value of DWI-MRI Combined with Serum AFP in the Clinical Diagnosis and Efficacy Evaluation of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma[J]. IMAGING SCIENCE AND PHOTOCHEMISTRY, 2021, 39(1): 75-80.

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