Contrast-enhanced sonography for hepatocellular carcinoma.
It is well known that contrast-enhanced sonography is valuable for the evaluation of tumoral vascularity in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The knowledge of tumoral vascularity is important to diagnose HCC, to decide treatment method, and to assess therapeutic response after various treatments. Until now, various techniques of contrast-enhanced sonography have been investigated with HCCs. The purpose of this review is to describe various contrast-enhanced sonographic techniques for HCC in sequence of their development and to outline the advantages and limitation of each technique.
Choi
Byung Ihn
BI
Department of Radiology, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. choibi@radcom.snu.ac.kr
Lee
Jae Young
JY
Han
Joon Koo
JK
Lee
Jeong Min
JM
Kim
Se Hyung
SH
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media