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Maligne fokale Leberläsionen

Malignant focal liver lesions

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Fokale Leberläsionen sind eine sehr häufige Entität. Die Detektion und Differenzierung solcher Läsionen ist insbesondere für das onkologische Patientenmanagement von größter Wichtigkeit und stellt eine der zentralsten Aufgaben der Radiodiagnostik dar. Die frühe und sichere Erkennung maligner Leberprozesse bei hoher Kosteneffizienz und niedriger Strahlendosis erfordert einen systematischen Einsatz der verschiedenen Bildgebungstechniken.

Der vorliegende Beitrag erläutert den Einsatz gängiger radiologischer Verfahren zur Detektion und Differenzierung maligner Leberläsionen und deren typisches Erscheinungsbild.

Abstract

Focal liver lesions are a very common occurrence. The detection and differentiation of such lesions is particularly important for the management of oncology patients and is a core task for radiology. The early and conclusive detection of malignant liver processes in a cost-efficient manner and with a low radiation dose for the patient requires systematic and skillful use of the various radiological methods. This review explains the application of current radiological methods for the detection and differentiation of malignant liver lesions and the typical appearance of the most commonly found liver malignancies.

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  1. Univ.-Klinik für Radiodiagnostik, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18–20, A-1090, Wien, Österreich

    T. Moritz, H. Prosch & A. Ba-Ssalamah

  2. Institut für diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie, Wilhelminenspital Wien, Wien, Österreich

    H. Schuster

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Moritz, T., Prosch, H., Schuster, H. et al. Maligne fokale Leberläsionen. Radiologe 51, 697–703 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00117-010-2128-0

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