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ArticleScientific reports2021

Percutaneous ultrasound guided PEG-coated gold nanoparticles enhanced radiofrequency ablation in liver.

Tudor Mocan, Rares Stiufiuc, Calin Popa, Iuliana Nenu, Cosmin Pestean, Andras Laszlo Nagy, Lavinia Patricia Mocan, Daniel Corneliu Leucuta, Nadim Al Hajjar, Zeno Sparchez

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors.

Tudor Mocan3rd Medical Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Rares StiufiucDepartment of Bionanoscopy, MedFuture Research Center for Advanced Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Pasteur 4-6, 400337, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Calin Popa3rd Surgical Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Iuliana Nenu3rd Medical Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Cosmin PesteanFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Manastur no. 3-5, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Andras Laszlo NagyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Manastur no. 3-5, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Lavinia Patricia MocanHistology Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Daniel Corneliu LeucutaMedical Informatics and Biostatistics Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Nadim Al Hajjar3rd Surgical Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Zeno Sparchez3rd Medical Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. zsparchez@yahoo.co.uk.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To investigate the effects of PEG-coated gold nanoparticles on ablation zone volumes following in vivo radiofrequency ablation of porcine liver. This prospective study was performed following institutional animal care and committee approval was used. Radiofrequency ablations were performed in the livers of ten Sus scrofa domesticus swines. During each ablation, 10 mL (mL) of Peg-coated gold nanoparticles at two different concentrations (0.5 mg/mL and 0.01 mg/mL) were injected through the electrode channel into the target zone. For the control group, 10 mL of physiological saline was used. Five to ten minutes after each ablation, contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) was performed to evaluate the volume of the coagulation zone. On day five we performed another CEUS and the animals were sacrificed. Treated tissues were explanted for quantification of the ablation zones' volumes. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining was also performed for histologic analysis. A total of 30 ablations were performed in the livers. The mean coagulation zone volume as measured by CEUS on day 5 after RFA was: 21.69 ± 3.39 cm

Indexed as

Coated Materials, BiocompatibleGoldMetal NanoparticlesPolyethylene GlycolsRadiofrequency AblationUltrasonography, InterventionalAnimalsFemaleLiverSus scrofaCoated Materials, BiocompatibleGoldPolyethylene Glycols

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PMID33446793
PMCPMC7809408

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