Primary liver cancer is the third cause of cancer death worldwide with 906,000 new cases and 830,000 deaths. Of these, 75-85% of patients are hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), while the remaining 15-25% ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a prominent contributor to cancer-related mortality worldwide. Early detection and diagnosis of liver cancer can significantly improve its prognosis and patient ...

In patients at high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), adding the serum biomarkers alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), the lectin-reactive fraction of AFP (AFP-L3), and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) ...

One area of medical research that has been gaining a lot of attention is shear-wave elastography imaging. This technique has enormous potential for medical diagnosis due to its higher contrast ...

Most metastatic deposits are solid and mainly hypoechoic relative to the background liver (Fig. 4). Many will exhibit a hypoechoic "halo" (Fig. 5). There is some controversy as to whether the halo is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “While ultrasound remains the most cost-effective modality for screening, there are limitations associated with ...

WASHINGTON -- An investigational multi-target blood test was three times more sensitive than standard ultrasound surveillance for detecting early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a ...

Medical test results can be hard to understand. If an ultrasound finds a hypoechoic mass, you may have wondered what that means.‌ A hypoechoic mass looks dark gray on an ultrasound. That means the ...

Sonodynamic therapy uses ultrasound in combination with drugs to release harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS) at the site of a tumor. However, the treatment isn't very effective because cancer cells ...

Primary liver cancer is the third cause of cancer death worldwide, with 906,000 new cases and 830,000 deaths. Of these, 75-85% of patients are hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), while the remaining 15-25 ...