Viable residual tumor tissue after radiofrequency ablation treatment in hepatocellular carcinoma: evaluation with CT perfusion.

Purpose: To assess the role of CT perfusion technique in detection of blood flow changes related to the therapeutic effects in HCC lesion treated with RFA. Methods: 14 cirrhotic patients with known HCC underwent a perfusion study about 4 months (range 1-13 months) after RFA on a 16-slice MDCT scanne...

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Published in:Abdominal Imaging Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 502 - 511
Main Authors: Ippolito, Davide, Bonaffini, Pietro Andrea, Capraro, Cristina, Leni, Davide, Corso, Rocco, Sironi, Sandro
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Jun2013
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          Ippolito, Davide
          Bonaffini, Pietro Andrea
          Capraro, Cristina
          Leni, Davide
          Corso, Rocco
          Sironi, Sandro
        affil: School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza, MB, Italy, davide.atena@tiscalinet.it.
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          Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Radiography
          Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Surgery
          Catheter Ablation
          Liver Neoplasms Radiography
          Liver Neoplasms Surgery
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          Aged, 80 and Over
          Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Pathology
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          Image Processing, Computer Assisted
          Liver Neoplasms Pathology
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      ab: Purpose: To assess the role of CT perfusion technique in detection of blood flow changes related to the therapeutic effects in HCC lesion treated with RFA. Methods: 14 cirrhotic patients with known HCC underwent a perfusion study about 4 months (range 1-13 months) after RFA on a 16-slice MDCT scanner (Brilliance, Philips). Dynamic CT was performed acquiring 8 dynamic slice/scan, after injection of 50 mL of contrast media. In treated lesion, surrounding parenchyma and hypervascular tissue suspicious for residual disease/recurrence, the following perfusion parameters were analyzed: perfusion (P, mL/100 g min); arterial perfusion (AP, mL/min); blood volume (BV, mL/100 mg); hepatic perfusion index (HPI, %), and time to peak (TTP, s). Univariate Wilcoxon signed rank test was used for statistical analysis. Results: In patients with residual disease (8/14) values of perfusion parameters measured within tumor were: P, median = 45.2; AP, median = 48.2; BV, median = 18.9; HPI, median = 35.8; and TTP, median = 19.4. The values calculated in ablated area were: P, median = 10.9; AP, median = 9.6; BV, median = 5.5; HPI, median = 14.6; TTP, median = 39.6. The parameters calculated in the surrounding parenchyma were: P, median = 15.8; AP, median = 14.2; BV, median = 12.0; HPI, median = 17.9; TTP, median = 43.2. A significant difference (P < 0.05) was observed in mean values of P, AP, and HPI, calculated between treated lesions with residual tumor and those successfully treated. Conclusion: Perfusion CT enables assessment of HCC vascularity after RFA treatment, by adding quantitative information about the presence of residual arterial vessels within the viable residual neoplastic tissue.
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