Title: Sonographic diagnosis of portal vein invasion in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Comparison with arterial portography
Abstract: The results of sonographic assessment of the main portal vein were compared with arterial portography in 65 patients with documented hepatocellular carcinoma. When compared with fully-diagnostic angiograms, obtained in 54 patients, sensitivity of ultrasound was 64% with a specificity of 98%. We conclude that ultrasound is a valuable first-line method of detecting portal vein invasion in the preoperative assessment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The results of sonographic assessment of the main portal vein were compared with arterial portography in 65 patients with documented hepatocellular carcinoma. When compared with fully-diagnostic angiograms, obtained in 54 patients, sensitivity of ultrasound was 64% with a specificity of 98%. We conclude that ultrasound is a valuable first-line method of detecting portal vein invasion in the preoperative assessment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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