Focal Liver Lesions

About this book

Few fields of medicine have witnessed such impressive progress as the diagnosis and treatment of liver tumors. Advances in imaging technology, the development of novel contrast agents, and the introduction of optimized scanning protocols have greatly facilitated the non-invasive detection and characterization of focal liver lesions. Furthermore, image-guided techniques for percutaneous tumor ablation have become an accepted alternative treatment for patients with inoperable liver cancer. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the role of diagnostic and interventional radiology in respect of liver tumors. The volume moves from background sections on methodology and segmental liver anatomy to the main sections on the diagnosis of benign and malignant liver lesions. An integrated approach, focused on the correlation of ultrasound, CT, and MR imaging findings, is presented. Finally, a full section describes the principles, methods, and results of percutaneous tumor ablation techniques.

Written for:

Clinicians, practitioners/professionals, scientist/researchers and lecturers/tutors in the fields radiology, ultrasonography, hepatology, gastroenterology, abdominal (hepatic) surgery and oncology plus liver transplant units

Keywords:

• benign liver tumors
• focal liver lesions
• hepatic metastases
• hepatocellular carcinoma
• tumor ablation
  

Table of contents
30 chapters in the sections:

Technique and Methodology in Liver Imaging.- Liver Anatomy.- Benign Liver Lesions.- Primary Malignancies in Cirrhotic Liver.- Primary Malignancies in Non-Cirrhotic Liver.- Hepatic Metastases.- Tumor Ablation.