Radiographic progress of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma
At present,microvascular invasion(MVI)is considered to be a high-risk factor directly related to the postoperative prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),which is an important risk factor for whether the tumor can be resected before surgery,tumor recurrence and metastasis after surgery,and an important reference indicator for whether adjuvant therapy is required after surgery.In recent years,some emerging,non-invasive imaging techniques and radiomics methods,such as ultrasound,CT,MRI,PET/CT and radiomics,can be used to predict the vascular invasion status of HCC before surgery.Based on this,this article will sort out the relevant literature on the application of imaging technology and radiomics methods in HCC in recent years,and review the research on preoperative prediction of HCC-MVI status,aiming to further analyze the challenges of advanced imaging technology in the medical field,promote the clinical application of HCC MVI,and discuss future research directions.