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ArticleStrahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]2019

Detectability and structural stability of a liquid fiducial marker in fresh ex vivo pancreas tumour resection specimens on CT and 3T MRI.

Sergej Schneider, Daniela E Aust, Stefan Brückner, Thilo Welsch, Jochen Hampe, Esther G C Troost, Aswin L Hoffmann

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Article in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Sergej SchneiderInstitute of Radiooncology-OncoRay, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany. sergej.schneider@oncoray.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5771-5213
Daniela E AustInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Stefan BrücknerMedical Department 1, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Thilo WelschDepartment of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Jochen HampeMedical Department 1, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Esther G C TroostInstitute of Radiooncology-OncoRay, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany.
Aswin L HoffmannInstitute of Radiooncology-OncoRay, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany.

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purposeTo test the detectability of a liquid fiducial marker injected into ex vivo pancreas tumour tissue on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT). Furthermore, its injection performance using different needle sizes and its structural stability after fixation in formaldehyde were investigated.

methodsLiquid fiducial markers with a volume of 20-100 µl were injected into freshly resected pancreas specimens of three patients with suspected adenocarcinoma. X‑ray guided injection was performed using different needle sizes (18 G, 22 G, 25 G). The specimens were scanned on MRI and CT with clinical protocols. The markers were segmented on CT by signal thresholding. Marker detectability in MRI was assessed in the registered segmentations. Marker volume on CT was compared to the injected volume as a measure of backflow.

resultsMarkers with a volume ≥20 µl were detected as hyperintensity on X‑ray and CT. On T

conclusionsThe liquid fiducial marker injected in ex vivo pancreatic resection specimen was visible as hyperintensity on kV X‑ray and CT and as hypointensity on MRI. The marker's size was stable in formaldehyde. A marker volume of ≥50 µL is recommended in clinically used MRI sequences. In vivo injection is expected to improve the markers sphericity due to persisting metabolism and thereby enhance detectability on MRI.

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Fiducial MarkersMagnetic Resonance ImagingPancreaticoduodenectomyTomography, X-Ray ComputedAdenocarcinomaAgedFemaleFormaldehydeHumansInjectionsMaleNeedlesPancreasPancreatic NeoplasmsTissue FixationFormaldehydeEx vivoFiducial markerMRI detectabilityPancreatic adenocarcinoma

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