THREE DIMENSIONAL CONTRAST ENHANCED US IN THE EVALUATION OF COMBINED TREATMENTS OF MULTINODULAR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
F Giangregorio, M Di Stasi, M Marinone, G Sbolli, P Tansini, G Aragona, F Fornari · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2005 · Heft 09
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Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility, diagnostic accuracy and usefulness of three dimensional reconstruction imaging, performed with contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (3D angiosonography) in the diagnosis and evaluation of multinodular HCCs treated with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and or combined techniques like TACE and radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFTA), percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) plus RFTA and TACE Methods and Materials: 54 consecutive cirrhotic patients (M/F: 44/10; mean age 72,8, range 60–82; Child A/B: 46/8; 48 HCV-positive, 2 HBV positive and 4 post-alcoholic) affected fr…
