title: Imaging approach to hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, and metastatic colorectal cancer.
abstract: Liver imaging is a highly evolving field with new imaging contrast agents and modalities. Knowledge of the different imaging options and what they have to offer in primary and metastatic liver disease is essential for appropriate diagnosis, staging, and prognosis in patients. This review summarizes the major imaging modalities in liver neoplasms and provides specific discussion of imaging hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, and colorectal liver metastases. The final sections provide an overview of presurgical imaging relevant to planning hepatectomies and ablative procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Washington University, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: fowlerk@mir.wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Kathryn J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Washington University, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Nael E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Washington University, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Linehan
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000473:pathology*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*
keywords: Cholangiocarcinoma; Colorectal liver metastases; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver imaging; Metastatic liver disease