Experts explain the diagnosis methods of liver cancer

The incidence of liver cancer is very high in China. Many patients only find out that they have liver cancer when they go to the hospital for diagnosis. So what are the diagnostic methods for liver cancer ? The following is a detailed answer from relevant experts.

1. PET (positron emission tomography)-CT whole body scan can understand the overall condition and evaluate tumor metastasis, and can more comprehensively determine the tumor stage and prognosis, but it is relatively expensive and is generally not the first choice. This is a common method for diagnosing liver cancer.

2. The most commonly used method for diagnosing liver cancer is liver ultrasound examination. Ultrasound examination is a non-invasive examination and has no adverse effects on human tissue. It is simple to operate, intuitive and accurate, low-cost, convenient and non-invasive, and widely popular. It can be used to diagnose liver cancer and follow-up after treatment.

3. CT has become an important method for diagnosing liver cancer. Abdominal enhanced CT scans can clearly show the size, number, shape, location, boundary, tumor blood supply, and relationship with the intrahepatic ducts of liver cancer, which is important for further clarifying the diagnosis and distinguishing it from other benign liver lesions. At the same time, it is also important to clarify the staging and grading of liver cancer, which is important for guiding treatment and judging prognosis. Image analysis software can also be used to reconstruct the various ducts in the liver, accurately track the blood vessels of each liver segment, the relationship between the tumor and the blood vessels, simulate the surgical resection plane, and calculate the volume of the pre-resected tumor and the remaining liver volume, greatly improving the safety of the operation.

4. Liver-specific MRI can improve the detection rate of small liver cancer. It is also very helpful in differentiating liver cancer from focal hyperplastic nodules of the liver, hepatic adenomas, etc. It can be used as an important supplement to CT examinations and is very useful for diagnosing liver cancer.

The above is an introduction to the diagnosis of liver cancer. If the above symptoms occur, timely diagnosis and treatment should be carried out. If you want to know more about diagnosis, please consult online experts.