Quantitative Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Radioembolization.

Summary: Imagine treating liver cancer and having to wait months to find out if the treatment actually worked. That is a long, stressful wait! Doctors usually use MRI or CT scans two to six months after a special radiation treatment (called Y90-TARE) to check on the tumor. But a new study shows that a special type of ultrasound might give answers much faster. By looking at the blood flow inside the tumor just two weeks after treatment, doctors could tell if the cancer was dying or still alive. This early peek could help patients and doctors make better, faster decisions about what to do next!