Radiological evaluation after treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma:criteria and application
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2016.01.009
- VernacularTitle:肝细胞癌治疗后的影像学评价标准及应用
- Author:
Wenjun WANG
;
Yan ZHAO
;
Guohong HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
carcinoma,hepatocellular;
response evaluation;
diagnostic imaging
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2016;32(1):62-67
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
An early and accurate response evaluation is essential for clinicians to decide whether to continue the treatment with current thera-peutic regimen or to make necessary changes.This article briefly introduces the development of response evaluation criteria for tumors,elab-orates on the application of radiological evaluation criteria in local interventional therapy or sorafenib treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC),compares the four radiological evaluation criteria,i.e.,World Health Organization (WHO)criteria,Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST),European Association for the Study of Liver (EASL)criteria,and the modified RECIST (mRECIST),and thinks that EASL criteria and mRECIST are better than WHO criteria and RECIST and can predict the prognosis of HCC patients at earlier time points.
