CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF COLORECTAL LIVER METASTASES

At present, aggressive surgical approach in combination with perioperative chemotherapy allows to extend indications for surgical intervention in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, since only a radical liver resection provides better long-term survival. Contrast enhancement imaging techniques are important before considering treatment options to identify patients with resectable and potentially resectableliver metastases. Our study evaluated the qualitative and quantitative parameters of thedynamic enhancement pattern of liver metastases. This review will be analyzed the results of liver contrast-enhanced ultrasound studies in 104 patients with secondary colorectal liver metastases before primary tumor resection, as well as the monitoring of systemic chemotherapy and post-ablation follow-up to access treatment respond.