Open AccessDiagnostic Accuracy of Preoperative Gadoxetic Acid–enhanced 3-T MR Imaging for Malignant Liver Lesions by Using Ex Vivo MR Imaging–matched Pathologic Findings as the Reference Standard
Author(s) -
Eduardo Costa,
Guilherme Moura Cunha,
Emmanuil Smorodinsky,
Irene Cruite,
An Tang,
Robert M. Marks,
Lisa Clark,
Tanya Wolfson,
Anthony Gamst,
Jason K. Sicklick,
Alan W. Hemming,
Michael R. Peterson,
Michael S. Middleton,
Claude B. Sirlin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1527-1315
pISSN - 0033-8419
DOI - 10.1148/radiol.2015142069
Subject(s) - gadoxetic acid , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , lesion , ex vivo , nuclear medicine , radiology , in vivo , pathology , gadolinium dtpa , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
To determine per-lesion sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) of gadoxetic acid-enhanced 3-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for the diagnosis of malignant lesions by using matched (spatially correlated) hepatectomy pathologic findings as the reference standard. Materials and