Is it better to do CT or enhanced CT to confirm liver cancer? 3 other liver cancer examination items

I believe many of you have heard of CT scans, and some of you have had CT scans for some diseases, such as liver cancer. However, CT scans are divided into ordinary CT scans and enhanced CT scans. So, how should you choose when doing a CT scan for liver cancer? Let's find out together!

After liver cancer is diagnosed, is it better to do CT scan or enhanced CT?

CT examination plays a very important role in the diagnosis of liver cancer. Through CT scanning, the specific situation of the tumor can be clearly seen: location, shape, size, number, richness of tumor blood supply and the relationship between intrahepatic ducts. It is very helpful for the staging of liver cancer, further diagnosis, guidance of subsequent treatment and judgment of prognosis.

However, regarding the question of whether CT or enhanced CT is better, experts said: This depends on the specific situation. Generally, if the patient has not been diagnosed, both can be done for comparison. However, if liver cancer has been diagnosed, it is best to do enhanced CT, because it can more clearly see the specific situation of the patient's lesion. However, it should be noted that both ordinary CT and enhanced CT have certain defects in the examination of liver cancer, such as the inability to determine the nature and type, so if you want to get the most accurate test results, it is best to combine other tests for further diagnosis.

Other liver cancer examination items:

1. Ultrasound examination:

Ultrasound examination is the most common examination in the diagnosis of liver cancer. It is widely used in the screening of liver cancer and follow-up after treatment because of its simple operation, low price, convenience, non-invasiveness and no side effects on the human body.

3. Pathological examination

It can be clearly determined whether it is benign or malignant liver cancer.

3. Selective hepatic arteriography:

It is mostly used for patients with liver cancer who cannot be diagnosed after other examinations. It is an invasive examination that can clearly see small lesions in the liver and the blood supply of the tumor. It can not only further confirm the liver cancer, but also block the tumor supplying blood vessels by injecting iodized oil, thereby achieving the purpose of diagnosis and treatment.