Indicator for local recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after proton beam therapy: analysis of attenuation difference between the irradiated tumor and liver parenchyma on contrast enhancement CT.

Hiroaki TakahashiYuta SekinoKensaku MoriToshiyuki OkumuraKatsuhiro NasuKuniaki FukudaSota MasuokaTakashi IizumiNaoyuki HasegawaHideyuki SakuraiManabu Minami

Published in: The British journal of radiology (2019)

We identified a cut-off value for contrast enhancement of HCC after PBT that could predict future local recurrence.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance
free survival
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
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pet ct