MRI or CatScan as follow up imaging for metastatic liver tumor?

Posted by splendrous @splendrous, Jan 8 1:52pm

I have read that MRI's provide better imaging for liver. Wondering what three month follow up imaging people are having for metastatic liver neuroendocrine tumors.

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Thanks so very much. Very helpful and new information for me.

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I am 2 weeks post op after small bowel resection. There was only the one tumor in the ileum. I am going to see an oncologist in 2 weeks for frequent CT’s for surveillance of metastatic disease. Has anyone experienced Mets after surgical removal of primary grade 1 tumor?

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I just finished PRRT for sm. Intestine NET primary w/ liver metastases. I choose 3mo follow-up MRIs using w&wo Evoist contrast as surveillance, as my best watchdog. My NET specialist at CoHope agreed.
NET patients need to be proactive due to fact that our type of cancer can exhibit itself anywhere with unknown progression. So we need a good watchdog (no radiation exposure with MRI and best visualization of liver tumor size)!
That’s my best suggestion following NET liver treatment. 🙂

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MRI’s are net specialists choice to monitor the liver tumors. They’re visualized much better than CT scans. Bonus is less radiation exposures

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