Research Article

Does the Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced Liver MRI Impact on the Treatment of Patients with Colorectal Cancer? Comparison Study with 18F-FDG PET/CT

Table 1

Per nodule sensitivity (%) of PET/CT and Gadoxetic acid-enhanced liver MRI, at detecting metastatic liver nodules in colorectal cancer patients.

PET/CTMRI value

All ()68.7 (90/131)96.2 (126/131)0.0001

≥2 cm ()100 (29/29)100 (29/29)1

<2 cm ()59.8 (61/102)95.1 (97/102)0.0001
≥1 cm, <2 cm ()88.9 (48/54)98.1 (53/54)0.125
<1 cm ()27.1 (13/48)91.7 (44/48)0.0001