Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma using digital subtraction imaging with the contrast agent, levovist: Comparison with helical CT, digital subtraction angiography, and US angiography

  • Authors:
    • Kouji Yamamoto
    • Katsuya Shiraki
    • Masatoshi Deguchi
    • Kazushi Sugimoto
    • Takahisa Sakai
    • Shigeru Ohmori
    • Kazumoto Murata
    • Akira Hashimoto
    • Atsuya Shimizu
    • Yoshiro Okuda
    • Takeshi Nakano
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  • Published online on: July 1, 2002     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.9.4.789
  • Pages: 789-792
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Abstract

Digital subtraction imaging was compared to helical CT, DSA, and US angiography to assess its usefulness in the evaluation of vascularity in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Digital subtraction imaging using Levovist as the contrast agent was performed in 41 patients with 43 nodules (22 men and 19 women, aged 50 to 83 years; mean age, 65 years; mean maximum tumor diameter, 27.8±17.1 mm). Digital subtraction imaging showed hypervascular enhancement in 39 of the 43 nodules (91%). Helical CT showed areas of high attenuation in 40 of the 43 nodules (93%), while DSA and US angiography showed positive enhancement in 38 and 43 of the 43 nodules (88% and 100%), respectively. Digital subtraction imaging is useful for evaluating vascularity in HCC when the tumor can be visualized with non-enhanced US angiography.

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Yamamoto K, Shiraki K, Deguchi M, Sugimoto K, Sakai T, Ohmori S, Murata K, Hashimoto A, Shimizu A, Okuda Y, Okuda Y, et al: Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma using digital subtraction imaging with the contrast agent, levovist: Comparison with helical CT, digital subtraction angiography, and US angiography. Oncol Rep 9: 789-792, 2002
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Yamamoto, K., Shiraki, K., Deguchi, M., Sugimoto, K., Sakai, T., Ohmori, S. ... Nakano, T. (2002). Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma using digital subtraction imaging with the contrast agent, levovist: Comparison with helical CT, digital subtraction angiography, and US angiography. Oncology Reports, 9, 789-792. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.9.4.789
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Yamamoto, K., Shiraki, K., Deguchi, M., Sugimoto, K., Sakai, T., Ohmori, S., Murata, K., Hashimoto, A., Shimizu, A., Okuda, Y., Nakano, T."Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma using digital subtraction imaging with the contrast agent, levovist: Comparison with helical CT, digital subtraction angiography, and US angiography". Oncology Reports 9.4 (2002): 789-792.
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Yamamoto, K., Shiraki, K., Deguchi, M., Sugimoto, K., Sakai, T., Ohmori, S., Murata, K., Hashimoto, A., Shimizu, A., Okuda, Y., Nakano, T."Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma using digital subtraction imaging with the contrast agent, levovist: Comparison with helical CT, digital subtraction angiography, and US angiography". Oncology Reports 9, no. 4 (2002): 789-792. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.9.4.789