Focal Liver Lesions

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.

"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. TOC:30 chapters in the sections:

Technique and Methodology in Liver Imaging.- Ultrasound and Contrast Ultrasound.- Computed Tomography.- Magnetic Resonance.- Liver Anatomy.- Segmental Anatomy of the Liver.- Imaging Landmarks for Segmental Lesion Localization.- Benign Liver Lesions.- Clinico-Pathological Classification.- Cysts and Cystic-Like Lesions.- Liver Hemangioma.- Focal Nodular Hyperplasia.- Hepatocellular Adenoma.- Pseudo-Lesions of the Liver.- Primary Malignancies in Cirrhotic Liver.- Clinico-Pathological Features of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Primary Malignancies in Non-Cirrhotic Liver.- Clinico-Pathological Classification.- Hepatocellular and Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.- Cholangiocellular Carcinoma.- Other Primary Malignant Tumors.- Hepatic Metastases.- Sonography of Liver Metastases.- Imaging Features of Hepatic Metastases: CT and MR.- Diagnostic and Staging Work-Up.- Image-Guided Tumor Ablation.- Radiofrequency Ablation: Principles and Techniques.- Imaging Guidance, Monitoring, and Follow-Up.- Percutaneous Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Percutaneous Ablation of Hepatic Metastases.- Laser-Induced Thermotherapy.- Multimodality Treatment of Hepatic Metastases.- Tumor Ablation: Interventional Management of Complications.