Potential for contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography with the Kupffer phase to improve and guide therapeutic strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Not all malignant tumors, especially in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with cirrhosis, can be detected by preoperative imaging methods. Therefore, it is urgently necessary to improve the intraoperative detectability of HCCs. Contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography (CE-IOUS) is an effective technique for detecting and characterizing occulting HCC lesions. We aimed to evaluate the performance of CE-IOUS with the Kupffer phase in the detection and diagnosis of HCC tumors.

Methods

From November 2019 to July 2022, we retrospectively enrolled 25 consecutive patients in the Department of General Surgery of Beijing Hospital who had HCC and were scheduled to undergo hepatic surgery. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and contrast-enhanced ultra

SUBMITTER: Li C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11652044 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature