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Noncontrast magnetic resonance imaging versus ultrasonography for hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance (MIRACLE-HCC): study protocol for a prospective randomized trial

BACKGROUND: Biannual ultrasound (US)—with or without alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)—is recommended by current guidelines for the surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the inadequate sensitivity of US has been a concern. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is known to have high sensitivity i...

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Autores principales: An, Chansik, Kim, Do Young, Choi, Jin-Young, Han, Kwang Hyub, Roh, Yun Ho, Kim, Myeong-Jin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6154402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30249190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-4827-2