Consensus on imaging techniques and diagnostic criteria for hepatitis B virus-related early hepatocellular carcinoma

The pathological diagnostic criteria for early hepatocellular carcinoma (eHCC) were updated in 2009, but the imaging diagnostic criteria for eHCC have not yet been established in China or other countries. This consensus was formed based on the input of more than 40 experts from over 10 Chinese provinces and cities to assist doctors in diagnosing eHCC, and was endorsed by the Radiology of Infection Sub-Branch, Radiology Branch, Chinese Medical Association, together with the Committee on Radiology of Infection, Radiology Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association, the Radiology Committee on Infectious and Inflammatory Disease, Chinese Research Hospital Association, the Radiology of Infection Branch, Working and Treating Committee of HIV/AIDS and STD Association, the Radiology of Infectious Disease Management Sub-Branch, Infectious Disease Management Branch, Hospital Management Association in China, and the Beijing Imaging Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Innovation Alliance.