Open AccessThe indocyanine green retention test as a noninvasive marker for esophageal varices in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Hsiao-Sheng Lu,
I-Fang Hsin,
PingHsien Chen,
Tsung-Chieh Yang,
Chih-Yuan Chang,
YiHsiang Huang,
MingChih Hou
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000378
Subject(s) - medicine , indocyanine green , receiver operating characteristic , gastroenterology , hepatocellular carcinoma , esophageal varices , odds ratio , predictive value of tests , nuclear medicine , pathology , portal hypertension , cirrhosis
The indocyanine green 15-minute retention (ICG-r15) test was considered as a noninvasive marker of esophageal varices (EV) in cirrhotic patients. However, the performance of ICG-r15 in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has rarely been assessed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the value of ICG-r15 as a noninvasive marker of EV in patients with HCC.