Refresher Course: Abdominal and Gastrointestinal

RC 801 - Focal lesions in cirrhotic liver: telling the good guys from the bad ones

March 5, 10:00 - 11:00 CET

3 min
Chairperson's introduction
Sükrü Mehmet Ertürk, Istanbul / Turkey
15 min
The role of hepatobiliary contrast agents: essential or optional?
Valérie Vilgrain, Clichy / France
  1. To understand the diagnostic performance of hepatobiliary phase imaging in cirrhotic livers.
  2. To differentiate between hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), dysplastic nodules (DN), and benign nodules using hepatobiliary agents.
  3. To discuss pitfalls and false positives/negatives in daily practice.
15 min
Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS): simplifying complexity or complicating decisions?
Victoria Chernyak, Bronx / United States
  1. To explain the structure of the LI-RADS diagnostic algorithm, including its categories and lexicon, to understand how it aims to standardise liver imaging assessment in patients at high risk for HCC.
  2. To learn how to evaluate the role of LI-RADS in clinical decision-making, considering its benefits of consistency and standardisation as well as potential drawbacks of complexity and limitations of implementation in some clinical settings.
  3. To discuss recent updates of the LI-RADS diagnostic algorithm that aim to enhance usability and clinical relevance.
15 min
Is imaging enough?
Hanyu Jiang, Chengdu / China
  1. To recognise when a biopsy is needed despite advanced imaging.
  2. To discuss the complementary role of imaging and biopsy
  3. To propose management algorithms based on combined data.
12 min
Panel discussion: Imaging and pathology: competition or complement?