Post Loco-Regional Therapy Imaging of the Liver

Locoregional therapies play an increasingly important role in the management of liver tumors. Percutaneous image-guided tumor ablations are some of the most commonly performed locoregional therapies aimed at liver tumors. Tumor ablation techniques include radiofrequency ablation (RFA), microwave ablation (MWA), cryoablation and irreversible electroporation (IRE). With any of the locoregional therapies, assessment of pre-and post-treatment changes is critical in assessing treatment response. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a brief overview of commonly performed locoregional therapies and to review the expected and commonly encountered imaging findings of the liver following treatment.
Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research