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Preoperative evaluation reveals links between 18F-FDG PET/CT metrics and microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma, highlighting noninvasive staging before liver transplantation.
Microvascular infiltration (MVI) before liver transplantation (LT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with postoperative tumor recurrence and survival. MVI is mainly assessed by pathological analysis of tissue samples, which is invasive and heterogeneous. PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) with 18F-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) as a tracer has been widely used in the examination of malignant tumors. This study investigated the association between 18F-FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters and MVI before LT in HCC patients.
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