Clinical decision making and research in hepatocellular carcinoma: Pivotal role of imaging techniques

Hepatology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2238-2244

  Bruix, Jordi ^a,b   Reig, Maria ^a,b   Rimola, Jordi ^b,c   Forner, Alejandro ^a,b   Burrel, Marta ^b,c   Vilana, Ramón ^a   Ayuso, Carmen ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR;

ANTIANGIOGENIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGING; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82455188130     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.24670     Document Type: Article

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