MRI can be used as an auxiliary examination for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma, but the gold standard for confirming the diagnosis is still pathologic examination.
Clinically, liver cancer can be diagnosed if the patient has a history of viral hepatitis, alpha-fetoprotein is more than 400 μg/L, and imaging examinations such as ultrasound, CT or MRI find substantial liver mass and the imaging manifestations have the typical manifestations of liver cancer.
Although MRI is an important tool to assist in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma, the most accurate diagnostic gold standard remains the pathologic examination of the liver.
Since patients with liver cancer may not have any special discomfort or clinical manifestations in the early stage, many of them are already in advanced stage when they are diagnosed with liver cancer, and the prognosis is poor. Therefore, it is recommended to have regular medical checkups if possible.