Maruyama Hitoshi, Ebara Masaaki
Department of Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
Int J Clin Oncol. 2006 Aug;11(4):258-67. doi: 10.1007/s10147-006-0585-2.
Ultrasound (US) has the advantages of real-time observation, simple technique, and a noninvasive procedure compared to other imaging modalities. The recent development of digital technologies has enabled the observation of sonograms with improved signal-to-noise ratio, penetration, and spatial and contrast resolutions. Furthermore, microbubble contrast agents have increased the diagnostic ability of US examination, and the use of three-dimensional sonograms is now not unusual. These advances have furthered the usefulness of US for liver tumors in clinical practice. This article reviews the recent applications of US in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
与其他成像方式相比，超声（US）具有实时观察、技术简单和无创检查的优点。数字技术的最新发展使得能够观察到具有更高信噪比、穿透力以及空间和对比分辨率的超声图像。此外，微泡造影剂提高了超声检查的诊断能力，三维超声图像的使用现在也并不罕见。这些进展进一步提高了超声在临床实践中对肝脏肿瘤的应用价值。本文综述了超声在肝细胞癌诊断和治疗中的最新应用。
