Role of MDCT in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic performance of MDCT in the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.

Materials And Methods: Eighty-eight consecutively registered patients who underwent MDCT 6 months before liver transplantation were evaluated. The original reports were analyzed, and the CT images were retrospectively reevaluated independently by two radiologists who made the final interpretation in consensus.