Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	6048
Country	Italy

Received	2013-10-01 17:01
Peer-Review Started	2013-10-01 18:45
To Make the First Decision	2013-10-14 21:20
Return for Revision	2013-10-15 20:02
Revised	2013-10-31 16:40
Second Decision	2013-11-18 20:52
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2013-11-19 12:05
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Typeset the Manuscript	2013-12-13 17:19
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-01-20 16:41

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Surveillance for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: How best to do it?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Edoardo G Giannini, Alessandro Cucchetti, Virginia Erroi, Francesca Garuti, Federica Odaldi and Franco Trevisani
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Franco Trevisani, Professor, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche, Unità di Semeiotica Medica, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, via Albertoni, 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy. franco.trevisani@unibo.it
Key Words	Hepatocellular carcinoma; Surveillance; Screening; Ultrasonography; Cost-effectiveness
Core Tip	This article deals with the role of surveillance for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients at risk. It addresses several topics on this issue, including how to best perform surveillance (tools and interval), its results in terms of cancer stage, patient survival, cost-effectiveness, pitfalls and actual under-(mis-)use.
Publish Date	2014-01-20 16:41
Citation	Giannini EG, Cucchetti A, Erroi V, Garuti F, Odaldi F, Trevisani F. Surveillance for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: how best to do it? World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(47): 8808-8821
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i47/8808.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i47.8808

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Peer-review Report	6048-Peer review(s0.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List	6048-Scientific editor work list.doc