Publications by authors named "Jason Birnbaum"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to estimate how often different LI-RADS v2018 categories are reported in CT or MRI exams for screening hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
- It included 329 patients, with many receiving various types of MRIs and CT scans, finding that 60% had no liver observations and 6% had likely malignant findings.
- The results can guide the development of screening criteria and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using CT and MRI for HCC surveillance.
Background Various limitations have impacted research evaluating reader agreement for Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS). Purpose To assess reader agreement of LI-RADS in an international multicenter multireader setting using scrollable images. Materials and Methods This retrospective study used deidentified clinical multiphase CT and MRI and reports with at least one untreated observation from six institutions and three countries; only qualifying examinations were submitted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS, LR) category 5 (definite hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC]) is assigned based on combinations of major imaging features (MFs): size, arterial-phase hyperenhancement (APHE), washout (WO), enhancing capsule, and threshold growth. The criteria were simplified in v2018 compared to v2017. The goal of this study is to assess the proportion of LR-5 observations reported in clinical practice with LI-RADS v2017 or v2018 that did not meet LR-5 criteria based on reported MFs.
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