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2662254

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-3
pubmed:abstractText
Forty-three patients with known primary or secondary neoplastic involvement of the liver underwent evaluation to determine the number, size, and location of focal lesions before possible tumor resection. Imaging studies included computed tomography (CT) during arterial portography (CTAP), delayed CT, and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging at various pulse sequences. Results of radiologic studies were compared with surgical and pathologic findings. In the combined group of surgical and nonsurgical patients, CTAP was significantly more sensitive (85%) than all other techniques except 1.5-T T2-weighted spin-echo imaging (64%). Combining the information from all MR pulse sequences yielded a cumulative sensitivity of 68%. Combining the information from two modalities yielded sensitivity of 96% for CTAP plus MR imaging, 85% for CTAP plus delayed CT, and 77% for delayed CT plus MR imaging. The authors conclude that when it is vital to know the precise number, size, and location of focal hepatic lesions before tumor resection, CTAP has the highest sensitivity, but MR imaging is an important adjuvant.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
172
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
27-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Hepatic tumors: comparison of CT during arterial portography, delayed CT, and MR imaging for preoperative evaluation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study