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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2009

Perfusion-CT monitoring of cryo-ablated renal cells tumors.

Ettore Squillaci, Guglielmo Manenti, Carmelo Cicciò, Francesca Nucera, Pierluigi Bove, Giuseppe Vespasiani, Laura Russolillo, Giovanni Simonetti

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ettore SquillaciDepartment of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy - University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. ettoresquillaci@tiscali.it
Guglielmo Manenti
Carmelo Cicciò
Francesca Nucera
Pierluigi Bove
Giuseppe Vespasiani
Laura Russolillo
Giovanni Simonetti
University of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNo single and thoroughly validated imaging method in monitoring of cryoablated renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is available. The purpose of our study was to determine the feasibility of dynamic contrast-enhanced perfusion CT (pCT) in evaluating the hemodynamic response of RCC.

methods15 patients (14 male, 1 female; age range, 43-81 years; mean age, 62 years) with cryoablated RCC via a transperitoneal approach, underwent to pCT 6-8 months after cryo-therapy. pCT was performed for 65 seconds after intravenous injection of contrast medium (80 mL, 370 mg iodine per millilitre, 4 mL/sec). Perfusion parameters (Time/Density curve; Blood flow, BF; Blood Volume, BV; Mean Transit Time, MTT; Permeability-Surface Area Product, PS) were sampled in the cryoablated tumor area and in ipsilateral renal cortex using deconvolution-based method. A tumor was considered to be not responsive to treatment by CT evidence of pathological contrast enhancement in the cryoablated area or renal mass persistence compared with the preoperative CT control. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before the study.

resultsAfter cryotherapy, successfully ablated tumor (n = 13) showed decrease in BV (5,39 +/- 1,28 mL/100 g), BF (69,92 +/- 20,12 mL/100 g/min) and PS (16,66 +/- 5,67 mL/100 g/min) value and increased value of MTT (25,35 +/- 4,3 sec) compared with those of normal renal cortex (BV: 117,86 +/- 31,87 mL/100 g/min; BF: 392,39 +/- 117,32 mL/100 g/min; MTT: 18,02 +/- 3,6 sec; PS: 81,68 +/- 22,75 mL/100 g/min). In one patient, assessment of perfusion parameters was not feasible for breathing artifacts. One tumor showed poor response to treatment by the evidence of nodular contrast enhancement in the region encompassing the original lesion. Two typical enhancement patterns were obtained comparing the Time-Density curves of responsive and not responsive ablated tumors.

conclusionPerfusion CT seems to be a feasible and promising technique in monitoring the effects of cryoablation therapy.

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Perfusion ImagingTomography, X-Ray ComputedAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Renal CellCryotherapyFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm, Residual

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PMID19818144
PMCPMC2763857
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