Ultrasound Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (US LI-RADS): An Overview with Technical and Practical Applications. Academic radiology Choi, H. H., Rodgers, S. K., Fetzer, D. T., Wasnik, A. P., Millet, J. D., Morgan, T. A., Dawkins, A. n., Gabriel, H. n., Kamaya, A. n. 2020

Abstract

The Ultrasound Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (US LI-RADS), introduced in 2017 by the American College of Radiology, standardizes the technique, interpretation, and reporting of screening and surveillance ultrasounds intended to detect hepatocellular carcinoma in high-risk patients. These include patients with cirrhosis of any cause as well as subsets of patients with chronic hepatitis B viral infection. The US LI-RADS scheme is composed of an ultrasound category and a visualization score: ultrasound categories define the exam as negative, subthreshold, or positive and direct next steps in management; visualization scores denote the expected sensitivity of the exam, based on adequacy of liver visualization with ultrasound. Since its introduction, multiple institutions across the United States have implemented US LI-RADS. This review includes a background of hepatocellular carcinoma and US LI-RADS, definition of screening/surveillance population, recommendations and tips for technique, interpretation, and reporting, and preliminary outcomes analysis.

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