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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 15, Issue 11, Pages 1289-1300Publisher
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.1289
Keywords
Hepatic cell carcinoma; Cholangiocarcinoma; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging
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- Higher Education Funding council for England (HEFCE)
- British Medical Research council (MRC), London, UK
- British Engineering, Physics and Science Research Council (EPSRC), Swindon, UK
- Alan Morement Memorial Fund AMMF, Essex, UK
- Broad Foundation, Los Angeles, USA
- Pfizer Global Research and Development Inc, Sandwich, UK
- GlaxoSmithKline, Ware, UK
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Improvements in imaging technology allow exploitation of the dual blood supply of the liver to aid in the identification and characterisation of both malignant and benign liver lesions. Imaging techniques available include contrast enhanced ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. This review discusses the application of several imaging techniques in the diagnosis and staging of both hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma and outlines certain characteristics of benign liver lesions. The advantages of each imaging technique are highlighted, while underscoring the potential pitfalls and limitations of each imaging modality. (C) 2009 The WIG Press and Baishideng. All rights reserved.
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