OPTIMIZATION OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA DETECTION IN MULTIPHASIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY USING CUT-OFF VALUES OF VASCULAR CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT | ||||
| ALEXMED ePosters | ||||
| Article 166, Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2021, Page 21-22 | ||||
| Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2021.83733.1201 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Reham Ibrahim Farid 
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| Department of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the highly prevalent malignancies in (holding fourth place) in Egypt. Post viral hepatitic cirrhosis and decompensated cirrhosis show higher HCC incidence rate. The early diagnosis provides a better chance to use curative therapeutic options. Therefore, surveillance is indicated among high risk groups using ultrasonography (US) and serum alpha-fetoprotein as recommended in guidelines. Multiphasic CT and MR imaging with contrast medium are evidence based effective imaging techniques for HCC diagnosis and staging. An optimum multiphasic CT study is indispensable to achieve the following: Selection and planning of management plan. Proper assessment of tumor burden and providing surgical relevant anatomical details. Regarding local therapeutic procedures, it helps in selection of appropriate procedure and chemotherapeutic agent dose. Evaluation of outcome and planning necessary additional procedures. Aim of work: The aim of the work is to define the relation between aortic and hepatic parenchymal enhancement values measured at hepatic arterial phase and specific diagnostic points. The study also aims at setting cut-off values to differentiate between optimum and suboptimum CT studies. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULAR CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT | ||||
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