What examinations do liver cancer patients need to do? This examination has become an important diagnostic method for liver cancer

Liver cancer refers to malignant tumors that occur in the liver, including primary liver cancer and metastatic liver cancer. When people talk about liver cancer, they are mostly referring to primary liver cancer. Primary liver cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in clinical practice. According to the latest statistics, there are about 600,000 new liver cancer patients in the world each year, ranking fifth among malignant tumors. Primary liver cancer can be divided into hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma and mixed liver cancer according to cell type.

CT

CT has become an important routine 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. It is important for further clarifying the diagnosis, distinguishing from other benign liver lesions, and clarifying 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 determine the course of blood vessels in each liver segment, the relationship between tumors and blood vessels, simulate surgical resection planes, and calculate the volume of pre-resected tumors and the remaining liver volume, greatly improving surgical safety.