DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF QUANTITATIVE WASHOUT CALCULATED ON TRIPHASIC CT SCAN FOR DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA KEEPING HISTOPATHOLOGY AS GOLD STANDARD

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of quantitative washout calculated on Triphasic CT scan for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma keeping histopathology as gold standard. Overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and diagnostic accuracy of quantitative washout calculated on Triphasic CT scan for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma was 91.76%, 80.85%, 89.66%, 84.44% and 87.88% respectively. The rationale of this study is to determine whether the diagnostic accuracy of quantitative washout calculated on Triphasic CT scan for diagnosing HCC in our local population is comparable with internationally conducted studies and can it successfully replace biopsies as gold standard. Overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and diagnostic accuracy of quantitative washout calculated on Triphasic CT scan for diagnosis of HCC keeping histopathology as gold standard were 91.76%, 80.85%, 89.66%, 84.44% and 87.88% respectively (fig-2).