Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Versus Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography for Assessment of Residual Tumor From Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Transarterial Chemoembolization: A Meta-analysis.
Junlin ZhongZhongzhen SuYanling ZhangHui ZhangPeijie LinXixiang TangRong-Qin ZhengPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2018)
Contrast-enhanced US, with better sensitivity and negative predictive value versus CECT, was an effective method for exclusion of residual tumors after transarterial chemoembolization. Contrast-enhanced CT, with higher specificity than CEUS, is a valid approach for identifying residual tumors.