Diagnostic Performance and Clinical Implications of the “Probable Hepatocellular Carcinoma” Category in the Korean Liver Cancer Association-National Cancer Center Korea Guidelines v2022

Key Points

• This research aims to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the probable HCC category in the KLCA-NCC guidelines.
• Analysis of diagnostic flow updates in KLCA-NCC v2022
• Assessment of MRI and CT performance
• Examination of misclassification rates involving FNH or FNH-like nodules
• The revised probable HCC category shows acceptable diagnostic performance on MRI and CT.
• FNH or FNH-like nodules are at risk of being misclassified as probable HCC.