Abstract
Surgical resection remains the treatment of choice for liver malignancies, however a variety of minimally invasive therapeutic techniques have been developed since patients are not always eligible for surgical approach. The minimally invasive methods include transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, percutaneous ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, cryotherapy and interstitial laser coagulation therapy. In the current article, the MR appearance of both successful and incomplete focal therapies, in the setting of liver malignancy, was reviewed. Although some therapies may exhibit similar MR findings post intervention, peculiar MR features can be appreciated in some procedures.
Keywords: MR imaging, liver tumors, minimally invasive therapeutic methods
Current Cancer Therapy Reviews
Title: MRI Evaluation of Treatment Response for Local Therapies for Malignant Liver Lesions
Volume: 4 Issue: 4
Author(s): Polytimi Leonardou, Siobhan Kierans, Larissa Braga, Mohamed Elazzazzi and Richard C. Semelka
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Keywords: MR imaging, liver tumors, minimally invasive therapeutic methods
Abstract: Surgical resection remains the treatment of choice for liver malignancies, however a variety of minimally invasive therapeutic techniques have been developed since patients are not always eligible for surgical approach. The minimally invasive methods include transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, percutaneous ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, cryotherapy and interstitial laser coagulation therapy. In the current article, the MR appearance of both successful and incomplete focal therapies, in the setting of liver malignancy, was reviewed. Although some therapies may exhibit similar MR findings post intervention, peculiar MR features can be appreciated in some procedures.
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Leonardou Polytimi, Kierans Siobhan, Braga Larissa, Elazzazzi Mohamed and Semelka C. Richard, MRI Evaluation of Treatment Response for Local Therapies for Malignant Liver Lesions, Current Cancer Therapy Reviews 2008; 4 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339408786413344
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339408786413344 |
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