Abstract
Background: Gadolinium Ethoxybenzyl Diethylenetriamine Pentaacetic Acid (Gd- EOB-DTPA) has become a widely used liver-specific contrast agent worldwide, but its value and limitations as a diagnostic technique with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), have not been assessed.
Introduction: A review of the latest evidence available on the diagnostic value of Gd-EOB-DTPA- enhanced MRI for the evaluation of HCC is reported.
Methods: A systematic, comprehensive literature search was conducted with PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, the Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, CNKI, vip, wanfangdata and CBM from inception to June 31, 2020. The QUADAS-2 tool was used to evaluate the quality of the included studies. Pooled Sensitivity (SEN), Pooled Specificity (SPE), pooled positive likelihood ratio (PLR), pooled negative likelihood ratio (NLR), pooled diagnostic odds ratio (dOR) and summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves were calculated to assess the diagnostic value of the individual diagnostic tests.
Results: A total of 47 articles were included, involving a total of 6362 nodules in 37 studies based on per-lesion studies. There were 13 per-patient studies, including a total of 1816 patients. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the per-lesion studies pooled weighted values were SEN 0.90 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.87-0.92], SPE 0.92 (95% CI: 0.90-0.94), PLR 11.6 (95% CI: 8.8-15.2), NLR 0.11 (95% CI: 0.09-0.14) and dOR 107.0 (95% CI: 74.0-155.0). The AUC of the SROC curve was 0.96. The per-patient studies pooled weighted values were SEN 0.84 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.78-0.89], SPE 0.92 (95% CI: 0.88-0.94), PLR 10.4 (95% CI: 7.4-14.6), NLR 0.17 (95% CI: 0.12-0.24) and dOR 61.0 (95% CI: 42.0-87.0). The AUC of the SROC curve was 0.95 and subgroup analyses were performed.
Conclusion: The diagnostic value of Gd-EOB-DTPA for HCC was quantitatively evaluated in a per-lesion study and a per-patient study using a systematic review of the literature. A positive conclusion was drawn: Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced imaging is a valuable diagnostic technique for HCC. The size of the nodules and the selection of the imaging diagnostic criteria may affect the diagnostic sensitivity.
Keywords: Dual diagnostic tests, Meta-analysis, Gd-EOB-DTPA, hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC, gadoxetic acid disodium, primovist.
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