Application Value of MRI Multi-sequence Scan in the Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Evaluation of Microvascular Invasion
Objective:To explore the application value of magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)multi-sequence scan in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and evaluation of microvascular invasion(MVI).Methods:A retrospective collection was performed on the clinical data of 100 patients with suspected HCC in the hospital between October 2019 and October 2022.All completed MRI multi-sequence scan and pathological examination.Taking pathological examination as the golden standard,the consistency between MRI multi-sequcnce scan and pathological examination in the diagnosis of HCC and evaluation of MVI was analyzed by Kappa test.Results:Among the 100 patients,pathological examination showed that there were 51 cases(51.00%)with HCC and 49 cases(49.00%)with benign liver lesions.In the 51 HCC patients,there were 17 cases(33.33%)with MVI.Taking pathological examination as the golden standard,sensitivity,specificity and Kappa values of T2WI in the diagnosis of HCC and MVI were(82.35%,79.59%,0.620)and(64.71%,85.29%,0.507),respectively.The sensitivity,specificity and Kappa values of T1WI in the diagnosis of HCC and MVI were(76.47%,81.63%,0.580)and(58.82%,88.24%,0.492),respectively.The sensitivity,specificity and Kappa values of LAVA in the diagnosis of HCC and MVI were(84.31%,83.67%,0.580)and(64.71%,91.18%,0.585),respectively.The sensitivity,specificity and Kappa values of MRI multi-sequence scan in the diagnosis of HCC and MVI were(96.08%,79.59%,0.759)and(94.12%,82.35%,0.712),respectively.The sensitivity of MRI multi-sequence scan was higher than that of single sequence(P<0.05).The proportions of unsmooth tumor edge and peritumoral enhancement in patients with MVI positive were higher than those with MVI negative(P<0.05).Conclusion:MRI multi-sequence scan is conductive to clinical diagnosis of HCC and evaluation of MVI.Unsmooth tumor edge and peritumoral enhancement have predictive significance in HCC and MVI.
Magnetic resonance imagingMulti-sequence scanHepatocellular carcinomaMicrovascular invasionDiagnosisConsistency