Diagnostic Accuracy of Split-Bolus Single-Phase Contrast-Enhanced Cone-Beam CT for the Detection of Liver Tumors before Transarterial Chemoembolization
Jonczyk M, Chapiro J, Collettini F, Geisel D, Schnapauff D, Streitparth F, Schmidt T, Hamm B, Gebauer B, Wieners G. Diagnostic Accuracy of Split-Bolus Single-Phase Contrast-Enhanced Cone-Beam CT for the Detection of Liver Tumors before Transarterial Chemoembolization. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2017, 28: 1378-1385. PMID: 28747271, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2017.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaMR imagingCone-beam CTContrast injectionSingle-center studyContrast-enhanced MR imagingHypervascularized tumorsMore tumorsLiver tumorsHCC tumorsPhase MR imagingHepatobiliary phase MRIntraindividual comparisonTumorsChemoembolizationDiagnostic accuracyCTArterial phase MR imagingStatistical differenceWilcoxon testIndependent readersCone-beam CT imagesPatientsBetter tumor detection