title: New approaches to the investigation of focal hepatic lesions.
abstract: In the past few years, tremendous advances have been made in the fields of magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and ultrasonography. These include the development of novel contrast agents and new approaches to image acquisition and processing. This review provides an overview of the state-of-the-art of imaging investigation of focal hepatic lesions and highlights some of the most exciting emerging technologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Centre, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler