Focal Liver Lesions
Subtitle: Detection, Characterization, Ablation (Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging)
Contributors: A.L. Baert (Foreword); R. Lencioni (Editor); D. Cioni (Editor); C. Bartolozzi (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 14, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9783540644644
Subjects: Hepatology; Medical / Nursing; Diagnostic Imaging; Medical; Radiology; Internal Medicine; Medical / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine; benign liver tumors; focal liver lesions; hepatic metastases; hepatocellular carcinoma; tumor ablation
Description: 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.