Tests after a liver cancer diagnosis

You may have more tests after your diagnosis to find out:

• The size and location of the cancer
• If the cancer has spread to any other parts of your body

This is called staging. Staging tests for liver cancer include:

• CT scan: A special type of X-ray to give a picture of the tissues inside your body
• MRI scan: This is a scan that uses magnetic energy to build up a picture of the tissues inside your body. During the scan you will lie inside a tunnel-like machine. 
• PET scan: A radioactive injection that will show up any cancer spread to other parts of your body on a CT scan picture.

Read more about these staging tests.