ArticleUltrasound in medicine & biology2021
Predicting Long-Term Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Transarterial Radioembolization Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Initial Experiences.
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- Meta-analysis and systematic review of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in evaluating the treatment response after locoregional therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021Pooled it
- Quantitative Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Radioembolization.Investigative radiology · 2026Trial
- Radiosensitization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and metastatic disease in the liver using microbubble cavitation: results from a phase 2 clinical trial.Cancer letters · 2025Trial
- Microbubble-based Radiosensitization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy in a Phase II Randomized Trial.Radiology · 2025Trial
- Contrast-enhanced US Evaluation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Chemoembolization: A Prospective Multicenter Trial.Radiology · 2023Trial
- Dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound predicts microsphere biodistribution in real-time during transarterial radioembolization.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Multimodal imaging techniques in Yttrium-90 radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: a modality-oriented clinical review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Ultrasound contrast microbubbles to predict the microsphere distribution during transarterial radioembolization with holmium microspheres, an in vitro proof of concept study.Drug delivery · 2025Article
- Albumin as a natural and moldable biomaterial for biomimetic drug delivery applications.International journal of pharmaceutics · 2025Review
- Risk Stratification and Contemporary Predictors of Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Transarterial Radioembolization.Gastroenterology research · 2025Article
- Enhanced diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in liver space-occupying lesions: superior sensitivity and specificity over conventional ultrasound.American journal of cancer research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Conventional cross-sectional imaging done shortly after radioembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) does not reliably predict long-term response to treatment. This study evaluated whether quantitative contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can predict the long-term response of HCC to yttrium-90 (Y-90) treatment. Fifteen patients underwent CEUS at three time points: immediately following treatment and 1 and 2 wk post-treatment. Response 3-6 mo after treatment was categorized on contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging by two experienced radiologists using the Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors. CEUS data were analyzed by quantifying tumor perfusion and residual fractional vascularity using time-intensity curves. Patients with stable disease on magnetic resonance imaging had significantly greater fractional vascularity 2 wk post-treatment (65.15%) than those with partial or complete response (13.8 ± 9.9%, p = 0.007, and 14.9 ± 15.4%, p = 0.009, respectively). Complete responders had lower tumor vascularity at 2 wk than at post-operative examination (-38.3 ± 15.4%, p = 0.045). Thus, this pilot study suggests CEUS may provide an earlier indication of Y-90 treatment response than cross-sectional imaging.
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