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The Feasibility of Liver Biopsy for Undefined Nodules in Patients under Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is Biopsy Really a Useful Tool?
Background: The aim of the present study is to determine the feasibility of biopsy for atypical liver nodules in patients under surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), assessing which factors influence the decision to perform it. Methods: A total of 128 atypical liver nodules in 108 patient...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9369413/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35956016 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11154399 |
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author | Renzulli, Matteo Pecorelli, Anna Brandi, Nicolò Brocchi, Stefano Tovoli, Francesco Granito, Alessandro Carrafiello, Gianpaolo Ierardi, Anna Maria Golfieri, Rita |
author_facet | Renzulli, Matteo Pecorelli, Anna Brandi, Nicolò Brocchi, Stefano Tovoli, Francesco Granito, Alessandro Carrafiello, Gianpaolo Ierardi, Anna Maria Golfieri, Rita |
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description | Background: The aim of the present study is to determine the feasibility of biopsy for atypical liver nodules in patients under surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), assessing which factors influence the decision to perform it. Methods: A total of 128 atypical liver nodules in 108 patients under surveillance for HCC, who underwent CT between September 2018 and September 2019, were included. All the images were saved digitally (on CD-ROM) and the two most representative images in the arterial and delayed phases were selected for each lesion and inserted into a digital atlas (on PDF). Two experienced radiologists (Readers 1 and 2) reviewed both the CD-ROM and the PDF to define the feasibility of biopsy in both scenarios, specifying the reasons for the unfeasibility of biopsy. The intra-observer variability and inter-observer variability were assessed. Results: When reviewing the PDF, 76 (59.4%) and 68 (53.1%) nodules were deemed unfeasible for biopsy by the less experienced radiologist (Reader 1) and the more experienced radiologist (Reader 2), respectively (p = 0.604). When reviewing the entire CT study, both percentages decreased slightly (Reader 1 = 70/128 (54.7%); Reader 2 = 61/128 (47.6%); p = 0.591). The intra-reader agreement on the PDF was substantial (k = 0.648 (95% CI = 0.513–0.783)). The inter-reader agreement on the PDF was slight (k = 0.185 (95% CI = 0.021–0.348)) and moderate on the entire CT study (k = 0.424 (95% CI = 0.269–0.579)). When assessing the PDF, the nodule size (10–20 mm) and location in segments six and eight were negatively and positively associated with the feasibility of liver biopsy, respectively. When assessing the CD-ROM, only the nodule dimension was associated with the unfeasibility of liver biopsy. Conclusions: The unfeasibility of liver biopsy is mainly due to the small size of the lesions and their location. |
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spelling | pubmed-93694132022-08-12 The Feasibility of Liver Biopsy for Undefined Nodules in Patients under Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is Biopsy Really a Useful Tool? Renzulli, Matteo Pecorelli, Anna Brandi, Nicolò Brocchi, Stefano Tovoli, Francesco Granito, Alessandro Carrafiello, Gianpaolo Ierardi, Anna Maria Golfieri, Rita J Clin Med Article Background: The aim of the present study is to determine the feasibility of biopsy for atypical liver nodules in patients under surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), assessing which factors influence the decision to perform it. Methods: A total of 128 atypical liver nodules in 108 patients under surveillance for HCC, who underwent CT between September 2018 and September 2019, were included. All the images were saved digitally (on CD-ROM) and the two most representative images in the arterial and delayed phases were selected for each lesion and inserted into a digital atlas (on PDF). Two experienced radiologists (Readers 1 and 2) reviewed both the CD-ROM and the PDF to define the feasibility of biopsy in both scenarios, specifying the reasons for the unfeasibility of biopsy. The intra-observer variability and inter-observer variability were assessed. Results: When reviewing the PDF, 76 (59.4%) and 68 (53.1%) nodules were deemed unfeasible for biopsy by the less experienced radiologist (Reader 1) and the more experienced radiologist (Reader 2), respectively (p = 0.604). When reviewing the entire CT study, both percentages decreased slightly (Reader 1 = 70/128 (54.7%); Reader 2 = 61/128 (47.6%); p = 0.591). The intra-reader agreement on the PDF was substantial (k = 0.648 (95% CI = 0.513–0.783)). The inter-reader agreement on the PDF was slight (k = 0.185 (95% CI = 0.021–0.348)) and moderate on the entire CT study (k = 0.424 (95% CI = 0.269–0.579)). When assessing the PDF, the nodule size (10–20 mm) and location in segments six and eight were negatively and positively associated with the feasibility of liver biopsy, respectively. When assessing the CD-ROM, only the nodule dimension was associated with the unfeasibility of liver biopsy. Conclusions: The unfeasibility of liver biopsy is mainly due to the small size of the lesions and their location. MDPI 2022-07-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9369413/ /pubmed/35956016 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11154399 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Renzulli, Matteo Pecorelli, Anna Brandi, Nicolò Brocchi, Stefano Tovoli, Francesco Granito, Alessandro Carrafiello, Gianpaolo Ierardi, Anna Maria Golfieri, Rita The Feasibility of Liver Biopsy for Undefined Nodules in Patients under Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is Biopsy Really a Useful Tool? |
title | The Feasibility of Liver Biopsy for Undefined Nodules in Patients under Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is Biopsy Really a Useful Tool? |
title_full | The Feasibility of Liver Biopsy for Undefined Nodules in Patients under Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is Biopsy Really a Useful Tool? |
title_fullStr | The Feasibility of Liver Biopsy for Undefined Nodules in Patients under Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is Biopsy Really a Useful Tool? |
title_full_unstemmed | The Feasibility of Liver Biopsy for Undefined Nodules in Patients under Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is Biopsy Really a Useful Tool? |
title_short | The Feasibility of Liver Biopsy for Undefined Nodules in Patients under Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is Biopsy Really a Useful Tool? |
title_sort | feasibility of liver biopsy for undefined nodules in patients under surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma: is biopsy really a useful tool? |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9369413/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35956016 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11154399 |
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