Ultrasound imaging-guided protocol for monitoring tumor growth in orthotopic rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma
The results demonstrate that US imaging is a reliable, cost-effective, and animal sparing approach with an easy to-master protocol, enabling monitoring of tumor progression and therapeutic response in orthotopic liver tumor models.
Authors
- Ashok R Unni
- Lekshmi R. Nath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7726-7219)
- K. Sreekumar
- Aswathy R. Devan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8928-8191)
- Ayalur Kodakara Kochugovindan Unni
- Sapna Sasidharan
- Akram Ansar
- Sabitha Mangalathillam
Institutions
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
- Aims Community College (US)
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Hepatology
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.109517
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32