Radiological tumor response and histopathological correlation of hepatocellular carcinoma treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy as a bridge to liver transplantation

To assess the imaging findings of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) as a bridging therapy prior to liver transplantation (LT), with histopathological correlation at liver explant. Our institutional review board approved this retrospective study. The study subjects included 25 HCC lesions in 23 patients (20 males; median age, 60 years; range 41–68 years) who underwent LT after SBRT for HCC as a...