Ultrasound surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma: service evaluation of a radiology-led recall system in a tertiary-referral centre for liver diseases in the UK

Even with a radiology-led recall service for HCC surveillance, the proportion of patients receiving scans 6-monthly was low, due in part to the lack of organisational support that is available for other screening programmes. This study gives a realistic representation of the implementation of surveillance in a UK hospital at the current time and of the rates of HCC proceeding to treatment.