New classification of dynamic computed tomography images predictive of malignant characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1006-1014

  Kawamura, Yusuke ^a   Ikeda, Kenji ^a   Hirakawa, Miharu ^a   Yatsuji, Hiromi ^a   Sezaki, Hitomi ^a   Hosaka, Tetsuya ^a   Akuta, Norio ^a   Kobayashi, Masahiro ^a   Saitoh, Satoshi ^a   Suzuki, Fumitaka ^a   Suzuki, Yoshiyuki ^a   Arase, Yasuji ^a   Kumada, Hiromitsu ^a  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confluent multinodular type; Dynamic computed tomography; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma; Radiofrequency ablation; Simple nodular type with extranodular growth type

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77957224691     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: 1872034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2010.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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