Usefulness of the Multimodality Fusion Imaging for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

摘要: A multimodality fusion imaging system has been introduced for the clinical practice of diagnosis and treatment hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), especially loco-regional treatment. An ultrasonography (US) can provide a side-by-side display real-time US images any cross-sectional multiplanar reconstruction CT or MRI that synchronize US. The enables us to perform radiofrequency ablation (RFA) HCCs difficult detect on conventional safely. Besides, we evaluate effects RFA easily at bedside by combining contrast-enhanced system. Fusion pre- post-RFA have utilized assessment RFA. Although conventionally evaluated, comparing side-by-side, evaluation tends be inaccurate. On images, tumor zone are overlaid grasp positional relation easily, leading quantitative more accurate evaluation. become quite an important tool HCC because its usefulness both guidance during procedure effects.