Prospective diagnostic test accuracy comparison of computed tomography during arterial portography and Primovist magnetic resonance imaging in the pre-operative assessment of colorectal cancer liver metastases.

Objectives: To assess and compare the accuracy and inter-observer agreement for the detection of liver lesions using Primovist magnetic resonance imaging (pMRI) and computed tomography during arterial portography (CTAP).

Methods: Patients evaluated at St George Hospital Liver Unit for colorectal liver metastases (CRCLM) underwent CTAP as part of standard staging. pMRI was added to the pre-operative assessment.

Systematic review of neoadjuvant transarterial chemoembolization for resectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) offers the only hope for cure. However, in patients undergoing resection, recurrences, in particular, intrahepatic recurrence are common. The effectiveness of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) as a neoadjuvant therapy for unresectable HCC was exploited by numerous liver units and employed preoperatively in the setting of resectable HCC with an aim to prevent recurrence and prolong survival.

Cranial CT interpretation by senior emergency department staff.

The aims of the present study were to determine the rate of misinterpretation of non-contrast cranial CT scans by emergency specialists and trainees compared with specialist radiologists, and the proportion of misinterpretations that is consequential. A 12-month prospective blinded cohort study was performed. One-hundred and ninety of 1,282 scans (14.