Minimally Invasive Image-Guided Procedures for Benign Liver Lesions

Fiza M. Khan; Nariman Nezami; Florian Stumpf; Tyler A. Smith; Margarita Revizin; Adam Fang; Mohammad F. Loya; Rahul A. Sheth; Steven Yevich; Peiman Habibillahi

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1762923

Digestive Disease Interventions, Table of Contents

Digestive Disease Interventions 2023; 07(03): 202-222
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1762923

Review Article

Minimally Invasive Image-Guided Procedures for Benign Liver Lesions

Authors

Fiza M. Khan

¹Division of Interventional Radiology and Image Guided Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Nariman Nezami

²Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

³Experimental Therapeutics Program, University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Florian Stumpf

⁴University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Tyler A. Smith

⁵Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
Margarita Revizin

⁶Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Adam Fang

²Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Mohammad F. Loya

¹Division of Interventional Radiology and Image Guided Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Rahul A. Sheth

⁷Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Steven Yevich

⁷Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Peiman Habibillahi

⁷Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Abstract

As access to affordable high-resolution medical imaging has improved, so too has the identification of benign hepatic lesions. Advanced imaging techniques and applications often allow characterization of these lesions so as to differentiate benign and malignant lesions without the need for biopsy. Patients with benign liver lesions are usually asymptomatic; however, a palliative intervention may be indicated if a benign liver lesion is symptomatic. This article reviews the characteristic imaging features of benign liver lesions, the indications for minimally invasive intervention, and the specific procedures for minimally invasive, nonsurgical intervention, and the procedural expectations, effectiveness, and periprocedural care.

Keywords

hemangioma - focal nodular hyperplasia - hepatic adenoma

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