Current application and prospects of new ultrasound technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:超声新技术在肝细胞癌诊疗中的应用现状与展望
- Author:
Sijia LIN
1
;
Lingling LI
1
;
Jianhua ZHOU
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Carcinoma， Hepatocellular; Ultrasonography; Artificial Intelligence; Ablation Techniques
- From: Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2026;42(7):1507-1512
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: As a common type of primary liver cancer， hepatocellular carcinoma （HCC） is a major health threat in China. Ultrasound is a crucial imaging modality in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of HCC， and the development and application of new ultrasound technologies have high clinical value. Currently， ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with artificial intelligence have shown promising potential in the detection of focal liver lesions， image-based HCC diagnosis， outcome assessment， and prognostic prediction； furthermore， ultrasound fusion imaging technology has shown certain clinical value in guidance and efficacy evaluation of percutaneous thermal ablation； three-dimensional ultrasound has certain advantages in assisting ablation and assessing ablation margins； endoscopic ultrasonography can be used as a supplementary method for HCC cases that are difficult to scan or guide via percutaneous ultrasound.
