LI-RADS


***THRESHOLD GROWTH***

<6 months: >50% diameter increase


***Sub-Threshold Growth**

An Ancillary Feature (AF) favoring malignancy which can not be used to upgrade to LR-5.

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Seen on Ultrasound:

LI-RADS 2, 3, 4 should include a diagnostic recommendation below.

American College of Radiology. Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2014. Accessed December 2014, from http://www.acr.org/Quality-Safety/Resources/LIRADS.

Wald C, et al. New OPTN/UNOS Policy For Liver Transplant Allocation: Standardization of Liver Imaging, Diagnosis, Classification, and Reporting of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Radiology 2013; 266: 376-382.