CT Appearance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Locoregional Treatments: A Comprehensive Review
Joint Authors
Lassandro, Francesco
Marin, Daniel
Cappabianca, Salvatore
Serra, Nicola
Sica, Assunta
D’Angelo, Roberto
La Porta, Michelearcangelo
Fiore, Francesco
Somma, Francesco
Source
Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major health problem worldwide, affecting more than 600,000 new patients per year.
Curative treatments are available in a small percentage of patients, while most of them present in stages requiring locoregional treatments such as thermoablation, transarterial chemoembolization, and/or radioembolization.
These therapiesresult in specific imaging features that the general radiologist has to be aware of in order to assess the response to treatment and to correctly manage the follow-up of treated patients.
Multiphasic helical computed tomography has become a popular imaging modality for detecting hypervascular tumors and characterizing liver lesions.
On this basis, many staging and diagnostic systems have been proposed for evaluating response to all different existing strategies.
Radiofrequencies and microwaves generate thermoablation of tumors, and transarterial chemoembolization exploits the double effect of the locoregional administration of drugs and embolizing particles.
Eventually radioembolization uses a beta-emitting isotope to induce necrosis.
Therefore, the aim of this comprehensive review is to analyze and compare CT imaging appearance of HCC after various locoregional treatments, with regard to specific indications for all possible procedures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Marin, Daniel& Cappabianca, Salvatore& Serra, Nicola& Sica, Assunta& Lassandro, Francesco& D’Angelo, Roberto…[et al.]. 2015. CT Appearance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Locoregional Treatments: A Comprehensive Review. Gastroenterology Research and Practice،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Marin, Daniel…[et al.]. CT Appearance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Locoregional Treatments: A Comprehensive Review. Gastroenterology Research and Practice No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Marin, Daniel& Cappabianca, Salvatore& Serra, Nicola& Sica, Assunta& Lassandro, Francesco& D’Angelo, Roberto…[et al.]. CT Appearance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Locoregional Treatments: A Comprehensive Review. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064081
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1064081