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A definite computed tomography (CT) diagnosis of benign and malignant liver lesions can be made by obtaining dynamic, serial images at a single level (angio-CT) after intravenous bolus injection of iodinated contrast agents. In the past, differentiation between benign and malignant liver tumors by angio-CT was based on the analysis of dynamic and delayed patterns of lesion contrast enhancement [1, 4, 5, 9, 10]. However, owing to the short intravascular lifetime of iodinated contrast agents fast imaging techniques are necessary to provide temporal resolution of the tumor’s enhancing characteristics. This study was performed to examine the early perfusion characteristics of various hepatic tumors using a fast angio-CT technique.
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Gaa, J., Deininger, H.K., Georgi, M. (1992). Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Liver Lesions with Fast Angio-CT. In: Felix, R., Langer, M. (eds) Advances in CT II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77463-8_21
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