The preoperative stratification of patients with colorectal liver metastases: computed tomography arterial portography (CTAP) has no added value

S.T.P. Kouwenhoven (1, 2) , G.J. Liefers (2) , A.R. van Erkel (1)

1 Department of Radiology
2 Department of Oncological Surgery

The purpose of this study was to determine if Computed Tomography Arterial Portography (CTAP) has additional value to Contrast Enhanced helical CT (CE-CT) in selecting patients for hepatic surgery or Isolated Hepatic Perfusion/ systemic chemotherapy.

Mots clés: computed tomography; arterial portography; liver; metastases; stratification; colorectal cancer

S.T.P. Kouwenhoven, G.J. Liefers, A.R. van Erkel. The preoperative stratification of patients with colorectal liver metastases: computed tomography arterial portography (CTAP) has no added value. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2010, 36 (1), pp.36. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2009.05.011⟩. ⟨hal-00556312⟩