The Standardization of Ultrasound-Based imaging findings for the screening of hepatocellular carcinoma and the diagnosis of hepatic tumors

Abstract

The United States is currently the leading country for the standardization of the diagnostic imaging reporting system on hepatic tumors. The US/CEUS Liver Imaging Reporting and Date System (LI-RADS), which is an ultrasound diagnostic system along with CT and MRI, is a diagnostic algorithm for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) proposed by the American College of Radiology (ACR), and it is also recommended by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The reporting system in our country will be based on the US/CEUS LI-RADS in the near future. In this article, the US/CEUS LI-RADS and the Japanese version of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma including Sonazoid^® will be reviewed.