Focal Liver Lesions

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Technique and Methodology in Liver Imaging

   1. Ultrasound and Contrast Ultrasound

      • David O. Cosgrove

      Pages 3-16

   2. Computed Tomography

      • Andrea Laghi, Ilaria Sansoni, Michela Celestre, Pasquale Paolantonio, Roberto Passariello

      Pages 17-32

   3. Magnetic Resonance

      • Carlo Bartolozzi, Clotilde Della Pina, Dania Cioni, Laura Crocetti, Elisa Batini, Riccardo Lencioni

      Pages 33-49

3. Liver Anatomy

   1. Segmental Anatomy of the Liver

      • Pietro Majno, Pierre Loubeyre, Gilles Mentha, Philippe Morel, Christoph Becker, Jean Fasel

      Pages 53-61

   2. Imaging Landmarks for Segmental Lesion Localization

      • Laura Crocetti, Clotilde Della Pina, Erika Rocchi, Sara Montagnani, Jacopo Lera, Carlo Bartolozzi

      Pages 63-72

4. Benign Liver Lesions

   1. Clinico-Pathological Classification

      • Fabio Piscaglia, Antonia D’Errico, Simona Leoni, Annamaria Venturi, Luigi Bolondi

      Pages 75-83

   2. Cysts and Cystic-Like Lesions

      • Chiara Del Frate, Chiara Zuiani, Massimo Bazzocchi, Roberto Pozzi-Mucelli, Giuseppe Brancatelli, Koenraad Mortelè

      Pages 85-100

   3. Liver Hemangioma

      • Valérie Vilgrain, Giuseppe Brancatelli

      Pages 101-117

   4. Focal Nodular Hyperplasia

      • Antonella Filippone, Raffaella Basilico, Francesca Di Fabio, Lorenzo Bonomo

      Pages 119-135

   5. Hepatocellular Adenoma

      • Luigi Grazioli, Marie Pia Bondioni, Giuseppe Brancatelli

      Pages 137-148

   6. Pseudo-Lesions of the Liver

      • Filipe Caseiro-Alves, Ana Ferreira, Dider Mathieu

      Pages 149-165

5. Primary Malignancies in Cirrhotic Liver

   1. Clinico-Pathological Features of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

      • Massimo Colombo, Guido Ronchi

      Pages 169-176

   2. Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

      • Dania Cioni, Riccardo Lencioni, Jacopo Lera, Andrea Conti, Elisa Batini, Carlo Bartolozzi

      Pages 177-200

6. Primary Malignancies in Non-Cirrhotic Liver

   1. Clinico-Pathological Classification

      • Clotilde Della Pina, Erika Rocchi, Andrea Conti, Sara Montagnani, Laura Crocetti

      Pages 203-207

   2. Hepatocellular and Fibrolamellar Carcinoma

      • Giuseppe Brancatelli, Massimo Midiri, Roberto Lagalla, Michael P. Federle, Valérie Vilgrain, Luigi Grazioli

      Pages 209-217

   3. Cholangiocellular Carcinoma

      • Sylvain Terraz, Christoph D. Becker

      Pages 219-238

   4. Other Primary Malignant Tumors

      • Renate M. Hammerstingl, Wolfram V. Schwarz, Thomas J. Vogl

      Pages 239-258

7. Hepatic Metastases

   1. Sonography of Liver Metastases

      • Thomas Albrecht

      Pages 261-274

   2. Imaging Features of Hepatic Metastases: CT and MR

      • Christiane Kulinna, Wolfgang Schima

      Pages 275-293

Few fields of medicine have witnessed such impressive progress as the diagnosis and treatment of liver tumors. Advances in imaging technology, the development of novel contrast agents, and the introduction of optimized scanning protocols have greatly facilitated the non-invasive detection and characterization of focal liver lesions. Furthermore, image-guided techniques for percutaneous tumor ablation have become an accepted alternative treatment for patients with inoperable liver cancer. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the role of diagnostic and interventional radiology in respect of liver tumors. The volume moves from background sections on methodology and segmental liver anatomy to the main sections on the diagnosis of benign and malignant liver lesions. An integrated approach, focused on the correlation of ultrasound, CT, and MR imaging findings, is presented. Finally, a full section describes the principles, methods, and results of percutaneous tumor ablation techniques.

• CT
• Staging
• Tumor
• cancer
• carcinoma
• classification
• computed tomography (CT)
• diagnosis
• imaging
• interventional radiology
• liver
• liver tumor
• metastasis
• radiology
• ultrasound
• hepatology
• Diagnostic Radiology

From the reviews:

"For anybody working in the field of upper abdominal imaging this is an excellent book."

"This is a comprehensive review of liver pathology, with even the rarest conditions being mentioned, but does not lose the big picture of what is common needing most description."

"This is well-illustrated and, for any general radiologist or technologist who has puzzled over what that funny blob in the liver might be, brings it all together in a clear an easily read text."

[RAD Magazine, October, 2005]

"This book is intended to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the role of diagnostic and interventional radiology in focal liver lesions. … A number of authors who are authorities in their fields have produced a useful text for the clinician who needs a complete, easy-to-read source of information … . The individual chapters are homogenous and well structured. Understanding of the text is aided by the wealth of high-quality illustrations. … This book will be an excellent source of information … ." (M. Lazzaroni, Digestive and Liver Disease, Vol.37, 2005)

"This book provides a comprehensive review of the role of diagnostic and interventional radiology in the management of liver tumors. … The aim of this book is to analyze the growing place of liver imaging in diagnosis and treatment of liver lesions. Using an impressive number of high-quality illustrations, this book constitutes an excellent up-to-date review of our current knowledge on the radiological approach to liver tumor and can be recommended for all physicians dealing with this field of liver pathology." (M. Scotté, Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, Vol. 27 (4), 2005)

• Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Oncology, Transplants, and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

  Riccardo Lencioni, Dania Cioni, Carlo Bartolozzi

Technique and Methodology in Liver Imaging

1 Ultrasound and Contrast Ultrasound

D.O. Cosgrove

2 Computed Tomography

A. Laghi, I. Sansoni, M. Celestre, P. Paolantonio, and R. Passariello

3 Magnetic Resonance
C. Bartolozzi , C. Della Pina, D. Cioni, L. Crocetti, E. Batini, and R. Lencioni

Liver Anatomy

4 Segmental Anatomy of the Liver

P. Majno, P. Loubeyre, G. Mentha, P. Morel, C.D. Becker, and J. Fasel

5 Imaging Landmarks for Segmental Lesion Localization L. Crocetti, C. Della Pina, E. Rocchi, S. Montagnani, J. Lera, and C. Bartolozzi

 

Benign Liver Lesions

6 Clinico-Pathological Classification

F. Piscaglia, A. D'Errico, S. Leoni, A. Venturi, and L. Bolondi

7 Cysts and Cystic-Like Lesions

C. Del Frate , R. Pozzi-Mucelli, G. Brancatellli, K. Mortelè, C. Zuiani,

and M. Bazzocchi

8 Liver Hemangioma

V. Vilgrain and G. Brancatelli

9 Focal Nodular Hyperplasia

A. Filippone, R. Basilico, F. Di Fabio, and L. Bonomo

10 Hepatocellular Adenoma

L. Grazioli, M.P. Bondioni, and G. Brancatelli

11 Pseudo-Lesions of the Liver F. Caseiro-Alves, A. Ferreira, and D. Mathieu

Primary Malignancies in Cirrhotic Liver

12 Clinico-Pathological Features of Hepatocellular Carcinoma M. Colombo and G. Ronchi 13 Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma D. Cioni, R. Lencioni, J. Lera, A. Conti, E. Batini, and C. Bartolozzi

 

Primary Malignancies in Non-Cirrhotic Liver

14 Clinico-Pathological Classification
C. Della Pina, E. Rocchi, A. Conti, S. Montagnani, and L. Crocetti

15 Hepatocellular and Fibrolamellar Carcinoma

G. Brancatelli, M.P., Federle, V. Vilgrain, L. Grazioli, M. Midiri, and R. Lagalla

16 Cholangiocellular Carcinoma

S. Terraz and C.D. Becker

17 Other PrimaryMalignant Tumors R.M. Hammerstingl, W.V. Scharz, and T.J. Vogl

Hepatic Metastases

18 Sonography of Liver Metastases

T. Albrecht

19 Imaging Features of Hepatic Metastases: CT and MR

C. Kulinna and W. Schima

20 Diagnostic and Staging Work-Up
T. Helmberger

 

Image-Guided Tumor Ablation

21 Radiofrequency Ablation: Principles and Techniques

R. Lencioni, D. Cioni, J. Lera, E. Rocchi, C. Della Pina, and L. Crocetti

22 Imaging Guidance, Monitoring, and Follow-Up

A.R. Gillams

23 Percutaneous Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

R. Lencioni, L. Crocetti, D. Cioni, E. Batini, C. Della Pina, and C. Bartolozzi

24 Percutaneous Ablation of Hepatic Metastases

J.A. Goode, T. Sabharwal., and A. Adam

25 Laser-Induced Thermotherapy

T.J. Vogl, K. Eichler, T. Lehnert, R. Straub, and M. Mack

26 Multimodality Treatment of Hepatic Metastases

K.-H. Link, V. Apell, K. Tischbirek, M. Holtappels, K. Zayed, T.A. Sagban, M. Mörschel, T.F. Weigel, K.M. Josten, R. Thimm, and L. Staib

27 Tumor Ablation: Interventional Management of Complications

R.S. Arellano, D.A. Gervais, and P.R. Mueller

 

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