The Effectiveness of Ultrasound Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Canadian Centre and Determinants of Its Success

Korosh Khalili; Ravi Menezes; Tae Kyoung Kim; Leyla Kochak Yazdi; Hyun-Jung Jang; Suraj Sharma; Jordan Feld; Morris Sherman

doi:10.1155/2015/563893

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2015)

The Effectiveness of Ultrasound Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Canadian Centre and Determinants of Its Success

Korosh Khalili,
Ravi Menezes,
Tae Kyoung Kim,
Leyla Kochak Yazdi,
Hyun-Jung Jang,
Suraj Sharma,
Jordan Feld,
Morris Sherman

Affiliations

Korosh Khalili: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ravi Menezes: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tae Kyoung Kim: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Leyla Kochak Yazdi: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hyun-Jung Jang: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Suraj Sharma: Department of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jordan Feld: Department of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Morris Sherman: Department of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/563893
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 5
pp. 267 – 273

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using ultrasound (US) in North America has been questioned due to the predominance of patients of Caucasian ethnicity and larger body habitus.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

ISSN: 2291-2789 (Print); 2291-2797 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/

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