title: Intraoperative ultrasound of hepatic tumors.
abstract: Intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) scanning of liver masses was compared with those of preoperative computed tomography (CT) and intraoperative palpation. Between March 1989 and May 1991, 24 patients underwent 25 IOUS procedures during laparotomy. Intraoperative ultrasound provided more information than the other modalities in 10 patients (40%) and affected operative management in eight patients (32%). It was concluded that IOUS, when used in conjunction with CT and palpation, is an important technique in the surgical management of patients with hepatic neoplasms.
authors.affiliation: Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis 46206.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Boggs
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rouch
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Chua
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography