TY - CHAP AU - Keiko Sakamoto AU - Yoshinobu Shinagawa AU - Ritsuko Fujimitsu AU - Mikiko Ida AU - Hideyuki Higashihara AU - Kouichi Takano AU - Kengo Yoshimitsu ED - Wan-Yee Lau Y1 - 2012-03-02 PY - 2012 T1 - Signal Intensity Characteristics of Liver Masses at Hepatobiliary Phase Images of Gadoxetate-Enhanced MR (EOB-MR): Qualitative Assessment N2 - This book covers the clinical aspects of hepatocellular carcinoma. This book is a compendium of papers written by experts from different parts of the world to present the most up-to-date knowledge on the clinical aspects of hepatocellular carcinoma. This book is divided into three sections: (I) Diagnosis / Differential Diagnosis; (II) Surgical Treatment; (III) Non-surgical Treatment. There are 19 chapters covering topics from novel diagnostic methods to hepatic lesions mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma, from laparoscopic liver resection to major hepatectomy without allogeneic blood transfusion, from molecular targeted therapy to transarterial radioembolization, and from local ablative therapy to regional therapy. This volume is an important contribution to the clinical management of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The intended readers of this book are clinicians who are interested in hepatocellular carcinoma, including hepatologists, liver surgeons, interventional and diagnostic radiologists, pathologists and epidemiologists. General surgeons, general physicians, trainees, hospital administrators, and instruments and drug manufacturers will also find this book useful as a reference. BT - Hepatocellular Carcinoma SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/28219 DO - 10.5772/28219 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-24 ER -