Detection of Tumor Multifocality in Resectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Defining the Optimal Pre-operative Imaging Modality.

Thomas L SuttonKevin G BillingsleyBrett S WalkerAlice W FungErin MaynardC Kristian EnestvedtElizabeth N DeweyBrian T BrinkerhoffCharles D LopezSusan L OrloffSkye C Mayo

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2021)

CT is inadequate for pre-operative diagnosis of MTF in resectable ICC, even when performed within 30 days of hepatectomy. We recommend liver-protocol MRI as the standard pre-operative imaging modality in non-metastatic ICC.

Keyphrases

high resolution
liver metastases
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
computed tomography
randomized controlled trial
small cell lung cancer
rectal cancer
radiation therapy
loop mediated isothermal amplification
diffusion weighted imaging