Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Clin Oncol. Nov 24, 2022; 13(11): 918-928
Published online Nov 24, 2022. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v13.i11.918
Efficacy of texture analysis of pre-operative magnetic resonance imaging in predicting microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma
Jordan Zheng Ting Sim, Terrence Chi Hong Hui, Tong Kuan Chuah, Hsien Min Low, Cher Heng Tan, Vishal G Shelat
Jordan Zheng Ting Sim, Terrence Chi Hong Hui, Hsien Min Low, Cher Heng Tan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore
Tong Kuan Chuah, School of Engineering, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore 599489, Singapore
Cher Heng Tan, Vishal G Shelat, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore
Vishal G Shelat, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore
Author contributions: Sim JZT contributed to drafting of manuscript, critical revision; Hui TCH contributed to acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data; Chuah TK contributed to acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data; Low HM, Shelat VG, and Tan CH contributed to study conception and design, critical revision.
Institutional review board statement: IRB was obtained, the requirement to obtain written consent was waived.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the Authors have no conflict of interest related to the manuscript.
Data sharing statement: Not applicable.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement – checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement – checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Jordan Zheng Ting Sim, MBBS, Doctor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore. jordansim92@gmail.com
Received: September 19, 2022
Peer-review started: September 19, 2022
First decision: October 13, 2022
Revised: October 13, 2022
Accepted: November 4, 2022
Article in press: November 4, 2022
Published online: November 24, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: This study demonstrates the utility of texture analysis on pre-operative magnetic resonance imaging to potentially impact clinical management in patients with surgically resectable hepatocellular carcinoma.