Main description:

This is the second of two volumes that together provide a comprehensive analysis of the embryology, normal anatomy, and pathology of the liver and intrahepatic biliary tract as seen on modern diagnostic imaging techniques. In this second volume, readers will find comprehensive description and illustration of the imaging appearances of tumoral pathologies, both in the "normal liver" and in the context of chronic liver disease and liver cirrhosis. In addition, the imaging findings in relation to different treatment approaches are presented, with extensive coverage of imaging of tumor response and post-treatment changes. The authors are world-leading experts in the field, and the book will be an ideal reference for all members of the radiology community, from residents to experts. It will also aid clinicians during their daily practice.

Contents:

Part I Hepatic Tumoral Pathology - Normal Liver.- Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal Nodular Hyperplasia and Hepatocellular Adenoma.- Inflammatory Liver Lesions.- Infectious Liver Diseases and Parasitic Lesions.- Imaging of Hepatic Cystic Tumors.- Uncommon Liver Tumors.- Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Mixed Tumors.- Liver Metastases.- Part II Hepatic Tumoral Pathology - Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Cirrhosis.- Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Diagnostic Imaging Criteria.- Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Diagnostic Guidelines.- Benign Lesions in Cirrhosis.- Pseudolesions in the Cirrhotic Liver.- Part III Therapy of Hepatic Tumours and Post-Treatment Changes in the Liver.- Percutaneous Ablation of Liver Tumors.- Transarterial Chemoembolisation and Combined Therapy.- Transarterial 90yttrium Radioembolisation.- Imaging of Treated Liver Tumors and Assessment of Tumor Response to Cytostatic Therapy and Post-Treatment Changes in the Liver.- Part IV Special Topics.- Hepatic Tumoral Pathology: The Paediatric Liver.- Functional Imaging of the Liver.