Hepatocellular nodules in liver cirrhosis: State of the art CT evaluation (perfusion CT/volume helical shuttle scan/dual-energy CT, etc.)

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-281

  Okada, Masahiro ^a   Kim, Tonsok ^b   Murakami, Takamichi ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dual energy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Perfusion; Shuttle helical scan

Indexed keywords

IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; SORAFENIB;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NODULE; LIVER PERFUSION; MICROCIRCULATION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; VOLUME HELICAL SHUTTLE;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROCIRCULATION; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79960296937     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: 14320509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-011-9684-2     Document Type: Article

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