title: [Malignant focal liver lesions].
abstract: Focal liver lesions are a very common occurrence. The detection and differentiation of such lesions is particularly important for the management of oncology patients and is a core task for radiology. The early and conclusive detection of malignant liver processes in a cost-efficient manner and with a low radiation dose for the patient requires systematic and skillful use of the various radiological methods. This review explains the application of current radiological methods for the detection and differentiation of malignant liver lesions and the typical appearance of the most commonly found liver malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Univ.-Klinik für Radiodiagnostik, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Medizinische Universität Wien, Wien, Österreich. thomas.moritz@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moritz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Prosch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ba-Ssalamah
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media