EUS-derived criteria for distinguishing benign from malignant metastatic solid hepatic masses

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3302336	Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	2015	16 Pages	PDF

Abstract

An EUS scoring system was developed that helps distinguish benign from malignant hepatic masses.Â Further study is required to determine the impact of these EUS criteria among endosonographers of all experience.

Keywords

PPV EUS-FNA AUC EUS-guided FNA positive predictive value MRI Research electronic data capture Magnetic resonance imaging TUS interobserver agreement transabdominal ultrasound true positive area under the receiver operating characteristic curve true negative REDCap IoA

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EUS-derived criteria for distinguishing benign from malignant metastatic solid hepatic masses

Authors

Larissa L. MD, Barham K. MPH, MD, Marco J. MD, Kenneth J. MD, John M. MD, Paul MD, David MD, Bertrand MD, Laurent MD, Mark D. MD, Maurits J. MD, Amitabh MD, Jonathan E. MD, Douglas O. MD, Ferga C. MD, Robert MD, Prasad G. MD, Elizabeth MD, Michael J. MD,