Journal of Nippon Medical School: Vol.67 No.2 page.105

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ArticleTitle Clinical Usefulness of Computed Tomography Arteriography and Computed Tomography during Arterial Portography for the Diagnosis of Early and Early Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

AuthorList Taro Ichikawa and Tatsuo Kumazaki

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Tama Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School

Language EN

Volume 67

Issue 2

Year 2000

Page 105-109

Received December 6, 1999

Accepted December 24, 1999

Keywords early HCC, early advanced HCC, CT arteriography, CT during arterial portography

Abstract 1) Objective: We examined the clinical usefulness of two techniques of Angio Computed tomography (CT) , namely, CT arteriography (CTA) and CT during arterial portography (CTAP) , for the diagnosis of early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and early advanced HCC. 2) Materials and Methods: The subjects were six patients with a total of seven lesions: three had one early HCC lesion each, and three had four early advanced HCC lesions between them. There were five men and one woman, aged 61~73 years (mean: 65 years) . A catheter was inserted into each inguinal artery according to Seldinger's method, and the results of CTA and CTAP were compared with those of conventional CT. 3) Results: Visualization of tumor borders, arterial blood feeding areas, and portal blood flow areas gave results equal to or better than those of conventional CT. 4) Conclusions: A combination of CTA and CTAP is useful for the diagnosis of early HCC and early advanced HCC.

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ArticleTitle	Clinical Usefulness of Computed Tomography Arteriography and Computed Tomography during Arterial Portography for the Diagnosis of Early and Early Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
AuthorList	Taro Ichikawa and Tatsuo Kumazaki
Affiliation	Department of Radiology, Tama Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School
Language	EN
Volume	67
Issue	2
Year	2000
Page	105-109
Received	December 6, 1999
Accepted	December 24, 1999
Keywords	early HCC, early advanced HCC, CT arteriography, CT during arterial portography
Abstract	1) Objective: We examined the clinical usefulness of two techniques of Angio Computed tomography (CT) , namely, CT arteriography (CTA) and CT during arterial portography (CTAP) , for the diagnosis of early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and early advanced HCC. 2) Materials and Methods: The subjects were six patients with a total of seven lesions: three had one early HCC lesion each, and three had four early advanced HCC lesions between them. There were five men and one woman, aged 61~73 years (mean: 65 years) . A catheter was inserted into each inguinal artery according to Seldinger's method, and the results of CTA and CTAP were compared with those of conventional CT. 3) Results: Visualization of tumor borders, arterial blood feeding areas, and portal blood flow areas gave results equal to or better than those of conventional CT. 4) Conclusions: A combination of CTA and CTAP is useful for the diagnosis of early HCC and early advanced HCC.
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