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Treatment response evaluation with three-dimensional contrast-enhanced ultrasound for liver cancer after local therapies
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European Journal of Radiology . Oct2010, Vol. 76 Issue 1, p81-88. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Abstract: Objective: To investigate the potential usefulness of three-dimensional contrast-enhanced ultrasound (3D-CEUS) in evaluating the treatment response for liver cancer after local therapies. Methods: A total of 107 lesions in 95 consecutive patients with liver cancer underwent local therapies and thereafter received low acoustic power 3D-CEUS examination. The LOGIQ 9 ultrasound scanner and a volume transducer were used and the ultrasound contrast agent was SonoVue. The image quality of 3D-CEUS images was evaluated and the influence of 3D-CEUS to clinical outcome was investigated. Results: The image quality of 3D-CEUS was defined as high in 102 (102/107, 95.3%) lesions and common in 5 (5/107, 4.7%) lesions. 3D-CEUS did not change the diagnosis in any patient compared with 2D-CEUS. However, 3D-CEUS changed the management in 3 (2.8%) of 107 lesions, increased confidence but made no change in diagnosis in 85 (79.5%) lesions, added some information but did not change management or diagnosis in 15 (14.0%), and made no change in 4 (3.7%), respectively, in comparison with 2D-CEUS. Conclusion: 3D-CEUS enhances the diagnostic confidence in the majority of the patients and even changes the management in some patients. 3D-CEUS has potential usefulness in evaluating treatment response for liver cancer after local therapies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0720048X
- Volume :
- 76
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 54101950
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.05.006