In the past few years, striking progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of liver malignancies. This book, written by leading experts from throughout the world, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the role of diagnostic and interventional radiology in respect of liver malignancies. Following background chapters on anatomy, epidemiology, and clinicopathologic features, each of the diagnostic imaging techniques is carefully discussed and appraised, focusing on new developments in equipment and contrast agents. The interventional therapeutic approaches to primary and secondary hepatic malignancies are then described in depth. In particular, full consideration is given to newer sophisticated techniques of liver tumor ablation. The volume also includes special topics such as liver tumors in children and hepatic transplantation. This book will prove an indispensable source of information for clinicians and researchers involved in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with liver malignancies.

I Introduction

1 Segmental Anatomy of the Liver
2 Clinico-pathological Classification of Liver Malignancies
II Diagnostic Imaging
3 Carcinogenesis and Pathological Classification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
4 Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
5 Ultrasound and Doppler Ultrasound of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
6 Computed Tomography of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
7 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
8 Angiography and Angiographically-Assisted Techniques
9 Cholangiocellular Carcinoma
10 Rare Primary Malignancies of the Liver
11 Epidemiology and Pathology of Liver Metastases
12 Ultrasound and Color Doppler Ultrasound of Liver Metastases
13 Computed Tomography of Liver Metastases
14 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Liver Metastases
15 Intraoperative Ultrasound for Hepatic Metastases
III Interventional Radiology
16 Rationale for Non-surgical Interventional Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
17 Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
18 Percutaneous Ethanol Injection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Borderline Lesions
19 Single-Session Percutaneous Alcohol Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
20 Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
21 Interstitial Laser Photocoagulation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
22 Combination of Interventional Treatments in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
23 Rationale for Treatment of Metastatic Disease to the Liver
24 Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation of Liver Metastases
25 Transcatheter Arterial Chemotherapy and Chemoembolization of Liver Metastases
26 Cryotherapy of Liver Metastases
IV Special Topics
27 Pediatric Tumors of the Liver
28 Diagnostic Imaging in Liver Transplantation
29 Specific MR Contrast Mediafor Liver Imaging
30 Imaging Evaluation of Tumor Response
31 Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of Malignant Liver Lesions
32 Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy of Malignant Hepatic Lesions
33 Advanced Image Processing
List of Contributors.