Liver tumor
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Author:
Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
Planning
Choice of modality
Initial tumor detection:
- CT of liver tumors, often as part of a general abdominal CT, is generally the investigation of choice to look for metastases of recently diagnosed cancers in the abdomen.[1]
- MRI of liver tumors is reserved for those patients unable to receive intravenous contrast or with a fatty liver.[2]
- Ultrasonography of liver tumors is indicated in patients with chronic liver disease that increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.[2]
Notes
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References
- ↑ Lincke, Therese; Zech, Christoph J. (2017). "Liver metastases: Detection and staging ". European Journal of Radiology 97: 76–82. doi: . ISSN 0720048X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oliva, Maria Raquel (2004). "Liver cancer imaging: role of CT, MRI, US and PET ". Cancer Imaging 4 (Special Issue A): S42–S46. doi: . ISSN 1470-7330.