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Mankertz F, Bayerl N, Gemeinhardt O, Hosten N, Kromrey ML. The Effect of Cooling Fluid Composition on Ablation Size in Hepatic Laser Ablation: A Comparative Study in an Ex Vivo Bovine Setting. Tomography 2023; 9:1638-1648. [PMID: 37736984 PMCID: PMC10514785 DOI: 10.3390/tomography9050131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Hyperthermic ablation is a minimally invasive mode of tumour therapy which serves as a viable alternative to surgical intervention. However, one of the major drawbacks, besides the heat sink effect and the risk of damaging adjacent organs, is limited ablation size. The use of a cooling fluid during ablation has been shown to increase the ablation volume and decrease the carbonisation rate. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the composition of the cooling fluid has an effect on ablation size and carbonisation rate during hepatic laser ablation in an ex vivo bovine setting. METHOD In this study bovine hepatic tissue was ablated in an ex vivo setting using an internally cooled laser applicator. A total of 45 tissue samples were assigned to three groups: 0.9% saline infusion (n = 15), distilled water infusion (n = 15) and a 50%/50% mixture of 0.9% saline and distilled water (n = 15). Ablation was conducted using a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser at a wattage of 25 W and time interval of 10 min. The ablation volume and carbonisation rate were then measured and recorded through postprocedural MRI. One-way ANOVA and post-hoc testing were performed to assess the effect of the cooling fluid composition on the ablation volumes. RESULTS We found that using a mixture of saline and distilled water as a cooling fluid during hyperthermic ablation resulted in a larger ablation volume (mean ± SD: 22.64 ± 0.99 cm3) when compared to saline infusion (21.08 ± 1.11 cm3) or distilled water infusion (20.92 ± 0.92 cm3). This difference was highly significant (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference in ablation size between the saline group and the distilled water group. The highest carbonisation rate occurred in the saline group (12/15), followed by the mixed infusion group (3/15) and the distilled water group (1/15). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that cooling fluid composition during hepatic laser ablation affects ablation volume in an ex vivo bovine setting. There was no statistically significant difference when comparing ablation volumes during saline infusion and distilled water infusion, but the carbonisation rate was significantly higher when using saline. The combination of saline and distilled water in a 50%/50% mixture as cooling fluid appears to be an auspicious alternative, as ablation volumes created with it are larger when compared to saline and distilled water alone, while carbonisation rate remains low. This might improve patient outcome as well as patient eligibility for hyperthermic ablation.
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- Fiona Mankertz
- Institute for Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
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Mankertz F, Gemeinhardt O, Felbor U, Hadlich S, Hosten N. Spacer-Supported Thermal Ablation to Prevent Carbonisation and Improve Ablation Size: A Proof of Concept Study. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11020575. [PMID: 36831111 PMCID: PMC9952941 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11020575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Thermal ablation offers a minimally invasive alternative in the treatment of hepatic tumours. Several types of ablation are utilised with different methods and indications. However, to this day, ablation size remains limited due to the formation of a central non-conductive boundary layer. In thermal ablation, this boundary layer is formed by carbonisation. Our goal was to prevent or delay carbonisation, and subsequently increase ablation size. We used bovine liver to compare ablation diameter and volume, created by a stand-alone laser applicator, with those created when utilising a spacer between laser applicator and hepatic tissue. Two spacer variants were developed: one with a closed circulation of cooling fluid and one with an open circulation into hepatic tissue. We found that the presence of a spacer significantly increased ablation volume up to 75.3 cm3, an increase of a factor of 3.19 (closed spacer) and 3.02 (open spacer) when compared to the stand-alone applicator. Statistical significance between spacer variants was also present, with the closed spacer producing a significantly larger ablation volume (p < 0.001, MDiff = 3.053, 95% CI[1.612, 4.493]) and diameter (p < 0.001, MDiff = 4.467, 95% CI[2.648, 6.285]) than the open spacer. We conclude that the presence of a spacer has the potential to increase ablation size.
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- Fiona Mankertz
- Institute for Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Human Genetics, University Medicine Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
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CIRSE Standards of Practice on Thermal Ablation of Bone Tumours. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2022; 45:591-605. [PMID: 35348870 PMCID: PMC9018647 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-022-03126-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Background Percutaneous thermal ablation is an effective, minimally invasive means of treating a variety of focal benign and malignant osseous lesions. To determine the role of ablation in individual cases, multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussion is required to assess the suitability and feasibility of a thermal ablative approach, to select the most appropriate technique and to set the goals of treatment i.e. curative or palliative. Purpose This document will presume the indication for treatment is clear and approved by the MDT and will define the standards required for the performance of each modality. CIRSE Standards of Practice documents are not intended to impose a standard of clinical patient care, but recommend a reasonable approach to, and best practices for, the performance of thermal ablation of bone tumours. Methods The writing group was established by the CIRSE Standards of Practice Committee and consisted of five clinicians with internationally recognised expertise in thermal ablation of bone tumours. The writing group reviewed the existing literature on thermal ablation of bone tumours, performing a pragmatic evidence search using PubMed to search for publications in English and relating to human subjects from 2009 to 2019. Selected studies published in 2020 and 2021 during the course of writing these standards were subsequently included. The final recommendations were formulated through consensus. Results Recommendations were produced for the performance of thermal ablation of bone tumours taking into account the biologic behaviour of the tumour and the therapeutic intent of the procedure. Recommendations are provided based on lesion characteristics and thermal modality, for the use of tissue monitoring and protection, and for the appropriately timed application of adjunctive procedures such as osseus consolidation and transarterial embolisation. Results Percutaneous thermal ablation has an established role in the successful management of bone lesions, with both curative and palliative intent. This Standards of Practice document provides up-to-date recommendations for the safe performance of thermal ablation of bone tumours.
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Leung TKW, Ji X, Peng B, Chik GKK, Dai DSHS, Fang G, Zhang T, Cheng X, Kwok KW, Tsang ACO, Leung GKK, Chan PKL. Micro‐electrodes for in situ temperature and bio‐impedance measurement. NANO SELECT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202100041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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- Timothy Ka Wai Leung
- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Hong Kong
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Hong Kong
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Hong Kong
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Hong Kong
- Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre Hong Kong
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Hong Kong
- Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre Hong Kong
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Hong Kong
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Hong Kong
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Hong Kong
- Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre Hong Kong
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Salem U, Kumar VA, Madewell JE, Schomer DF, de Almeida Bastos DC, Zinn PO, Weinberg JS, Rao G, Prabhu SS, Colen RR. Neurosurgical applications of MRI guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT). Cancer Imaging 2019; 19:65. [PMID: 31615562 PMCID: PMC6792239 DOI: 10.1186/s40644-019-0250-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is the selective ablation of a lesion or a tissue using heat emitted from a laser device. LITT is considered a less invasive technique compared to open surgery that provides a nonsurgical solution for patients who cannot tolerate surgery. Although laser ablation has been used to treat brain lesions for decades, recent advances in MRI have improved lesion targeting and enabled real-time accurate monitoring of the thermal ablation process. These advances have led to a plethora of research involving the technique, safety, and potential applications of LITT.LITT is a minimally invasive treatment modality that shows promising results and is associated with decreased morbidity. It has various applications, such as treatment of glioma, brain metastases, radiation necrosis, and epilepsy. It can provide a safer alternative treatment option for patients in whom the lesion is not accessible by surgery, who are not surgical candidates, or in whom other standard treatment options have failed. Our aim is to review the current literature on LITT and provide a descriptive review of the technique, imaging findings, and clinical applications for neurosurgery.
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- Usama Salem
- Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA. .,Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA.
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Liu D, Brace CL. Evaluation of tissue deformation during radiofrequency and microwave ablation procedures: Influence of output energy delivery. Med Phys 2019; 46:4127-4134. [PMID: 31260115 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to quantitatively analyze tissue deformation during radiofrequency (RF) and microwave ablation for varying output energy levels. METHODS A total of 46 fiducial markers which were classified into outer, middle, and inner lines were positioned into a single plane around an RF or microwave ablation applicator in each ex vivo bovine liver sample (8 cm × 6 cm × 4 cm, n = 18). Radiofrequency (500 kHz; ~35 W average) or microwave (2.4 GHz; 50-100 W output, ~35-70 W delivered) ablation was performed for 10 min (n = 4-6 each setting). CT images were acquired over the entire liver volume every 15 s. Principle strain magnitude and direction were determined from fiducial marker displacement. Normal and shear strain were then calculated such that negative strain denoted contraction and positive strain denoted expansion. Temporal variations, the final magnitudes, and angles of the strain were compared across energy delivery settings, using one-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey's tests. RESULTS On average, tissue strain rates peak at around 1 min and decayed exponentially over time. No evidence of tissue expansion was observed. The tissue strains from RF and 50 W, 75 W, and 100 W microwave ablation at 10 min were -8.5%, -38.9%, -54.4%, and -65.7%, respectively, from the inner region and -3.6%, -23.7%, -41.8%, and -44.3%, respectively, from the outer region. Negative strain magnitude was positively correlated to energy delivery in the inner region (Spearman's ρ = -0.99). Microwaves at higher powers (75-100 W) induced significantly more strain than at lower power (50 W) or after RF ablation (P < 0.01). Principal strain angles ranged from 0.8° to -8.1°, indicating that tissue deformed more in the direction transverse to the applicator than along the direction of the applicator. CONCLUSIONS The influence of output energy on tissue deformation during RF and microwave ablation was analyzed. Microwave ablation created significantly greater contraction than RF ablation with similar energy delivery. During microwave ablation, more contraction was noted at higher power levels and in proximity to the antenna. Contraction primarily transverse to the antenna produces ablation zones that are more elongated than the original tissue volume.
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- Dong Liu
- Departments of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Departments of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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Hübner F, Leithäuser C, Bazrafshan B, Siedow N, Vogl TJ. Validation of a mathematical model for laser-induced thermotherapy in liver tissue. Lasers Med Sci 2017. [PMID: 28643045 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-017-2260-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The purpose of the study was to develop a simulation approach for laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) that is based on mathematical models for radiation transport, heat transport, and tissue damage. The LITT ablation was applied to ex vivo pig liver tissue. Experiments were repeated with different laser powers, i.e., 22-34 W, and flow rates of the cooling water in the applicator system, i.e., 47-92 ml/min. During the procedure, the temperature was measured in the liver sample at different distances to the applicator as well as in the cooling circuit using a fiber optic thermometer. For validation, the simulation results were compared with the results of the laser ablation experiments in the ex vivo pig liver samples. The simulated and measured temperature curves presented a relatively good agreement. The Bland-Altman plot showed an average of temperature differences of -0.13 ∘C and 95%-limits-of-agreement of ±7.11 ∘C. The standard deviation amounted to ±3.63 ∘C. The accuracy of the developed simulation is comparable with the accuracy of the MR thermometry reported in other clinical studies. The simulation showed a significant potential for the application in treatment planning.
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- F Hübner
- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Haus 23c, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Fraunhofer Institut für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik (ITWM), Fraunhofer-Platz 1, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Haus 23c, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institut für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik (ITWM), Fraunhofer-Platz 1, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Haus 23c, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany
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Liu D, Brace CL. CT imaging during microwave ablation: analysis of spatial and temporal tissue contraction. Med Phys 2015; 41:113303. [PMID: 25370671 DOI: 10.1118/1.4897381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To analyze the spatial distribution and temporal development of liver tissue contraction during high-temperature ablation by using intraprocedural computed tomography (CT) imaging. METHODS A total of 46 aluminum fiducial markers were positioned in a 60 × 45 mm grid, in a single plane, around a microwave ablation antenna in each of six ex vivo bovine liver samples. Ablations were performed for 10 min at 100 W. CT data of the liver sample were acquired every 30 s during ablation. Fiducial motion between acquisitions was tracked in postprocessing and used to calculate measures of tissue contraction and contraction rates. The spatial distribution and temporal evolution of contraction were analyzed. RESULTS Fiducial displacement indicated that the zone measured postablation was 8.2 ± 1.8 mm (∼20%) smaller in the radial direction and 7.1 ± 1.0 mm (∼10%) shorter in the longitudinal direction than the preablation tissue dimension. Therefore, the total ablation volume was reduced from its preablation value by approximately 45%. Very little longitudinal contraction was noted in the distal portion of the ablation zone. Central tissues contracted more than 60%, which was near an estimated limit of ∼70% based on initial water content. More peripheral tissues contracted only 15% in any direction. Contraction rates peaked during the first 60 s of heating with a roughly exponential decay over time. CONCLUSIONS Ablation zones measured posttreatment are significantly smaller than the pretreatment tissue dimensions. Tissue contraction is spatially dependent, with the greatest effect occurring in the central ablation zone. Contraction rate peaks early and decays over time.
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- Dong Liu
- Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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Vallo S, Eichler K, Kelly K, Schulz B, Bartsch G, Haferkamp A, Vogl TJ, Zangos S. MR-guided laser-induced thermotherapy in ex vivo porcine kidney: comparison of four different imaging sequences. Lasers Surg Med 2014; 46:558-62. [PMID: 24902949 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical value of different magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences for a real-time thermo-monitoring during laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) in kidneys. METHODS Twenty-eight ex vivo pig kidneys were treated with laser ablation under MR guidance in a high-field MR scanner (Magnetom Espree or Avanto Fit, Siemens, Germany). For the thermal ablation of the kidney, a neodymium yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser was used in combination with a special protective catheter (length 43 cm, 4 French) which is sealed at the distal end. First, ablation was performed for 7, 10, and 13 minutes using FLASH sequences for investigation of time-dependent growth of lesion size. In the second step, we evaluated the optimal imaging sequence during a 7 minutes ablation of the kidney and after cooling using four different MR sequences (Haste, FLASH, radial VIBE, and Caipirinha DIXON). RESULTS Macroscopic lesion volume increased from 3,784 ± 1,525 mm(3) to 7,683 ± 5,756 mm(3) after the ablation from 7 to 13 minutes and MR volume ranged from 2,107 ± 1,674 mm(3) to 2,934 ± 1,549 mm(3) after the ablation from 7 to 13 minutes. During ablation, FLASH (132 ± 34%) and radial VIBE (120 ± 43%) sequences displayed lesion volumes most efficiently with a trend to overestimation. The Caipirinha DIXON (323 ± 24%) sequence overestimated the volumes significantly during real-time monitoring. The volumes measured by MRI with FLASH (61 ± 30%), Haste (67 ± 28%), or radial VIBE (48 ± 14%) sequences after cooling of the kidney after ablation were always underestimated. The Caipirinha DIXON (142 ± 2%) sequence still overestimated the lesion volume after cooling of the kidney. CONCLUSION LITT is a feasible ablation modality in kidney tissue. Moreover, macroscopic and MR lesion volume increases time-dependently. For online monitoring, radial VIBE and FLASH sequences seem to be most efficient.
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- Stefan Vallo
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Di Costanzo GG, D'Adamo G, Tortora R, Zanfardino F, Mattera S, Francica G, Pacella CM. A novel needle guide system to perform percutaneous laser ablation of liver tumors using the multifiber technique. Acta Radiol 2013; 54:876-81. [PMID: 23761559 DOI: 10.1177/0284185113489825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that laser ablation with the multifiber technique is effective in the treatment of liver tumors. However, the correct positioning of multiple needles may be challenging. PURPOSE To investigate the use of a novel needle guide system that was developed to perform percutaneous laser ablation of liver tumors with the multifiber technique under ultrasonographic guidance. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between February 2009 and June 2011, 116 patients (104 hepatocellular carcinomas and 12 metastases) with 127 liver nodules (median diameter, 3.0 cm; range, 1.5-6.0) were treated. Nineteen nodules were in high-risk locations. A needle guide with separate channels to insert two needles in a parallel position and at a prefixed distance was used. RESULTS Needles were positioned inside the target nodule easily and quickly, and correct spacing (1.5-1.8 cm) between light sources was immediately achieved. Complete tumor ablation was achieved in a single session in 112 (88.2%) lesions. In nodules ≤3.0 cm and >3.0 cm in size, ablation was complete in 93.6% and 79.6% of cases, respectively. Of note, complete ablation was achieved in 91.7% of nodules up to 5.0 cm. CONCLUSION With the new guidance system, needles could be inserted in parallel fashion, which facilitated positioning the needles in geometrical configurations to maximize the ablative effect. Worthy of note, the complete ablation rate in nodules >3.0 cm using the new guide system was higher than what has been reported in the literature so far.
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound Unit, Camilliani Hospital, Naples
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- Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Albano Laziale, Italy
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Mahnken AH, Pereira PL, de Baère T. Interventional oncologic approaches to liver metastases. Radiology 2013; 266:407-30. [PMID: 23362094 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12112544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Metastatic liver disease is the most common cause of death in cancer patients. Complete surgical resection is currently considered the only curative treatment, with only about 25% of patients being amenable to surgery. Therefore, a variety of interventional oncologic techniques have been developed for treating secondary liver malignancies. The aim of these therapies is either to allow patients with unresectable tumors to become surgical candidates, provide curative treatment options in nonsurgical candidates, or improve survival in a palliative or even curative approach. Among these interventional therapies are transcatheter therapies such as portal vein embolization, hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy, transarterial chemoembolization, and radioembolization, as well as interstitial techniques, particularly radiofrequency ablation as the most commonly applied technique. The rationale, application and clinical results of each of these techniques are reviewed on the basis of the current literature. Future prospects such as gene therapy and immunotherapy are introduced.
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- Andreas H Mahnken
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Temperature imaging of laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) by MRI: evaluation of different sequences in phantom. Lasers Med Sci 2013; 29:173-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s10103-013-1306-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2012] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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CLINICAL ISSUE Primary and secondary liver tumors often limit patient outcome and only a minority of patients are eligible for potential curative surgery. Minimally invasive treatments, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), microwave ablation (MWA) and cryoablation are alternative treatment options in a curative and palliative setting. One major limitation of RFA and MWA is the limited size of tumor ablation. Furthermore during the procedure the ablation size can only be roughly estimated using RFA and MWA. STANDARD TREATMENT RFA is the standard modality of minimally invasive tumor therapy. In comparison cryoablation is rarely used despite its advantages. TREATMENT INNOVATIONS Argon-helium-based cryoablation systems of the newest generation combine the advantage of small diameter applicators comparable with those of RFA and MWA systems with intrinsic advantages. ACHIEVEMENTS Cryoablation is a minimally invasive treatment option with advantages, such as virtually unlimited ablation size, real-time visualization using computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound and intrinsic analgesic effects. On the other hand it is not very time-efficient in comparison to MWA. Especially in liver metastases RFA is the preferred treatment option. PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS Cryoablation is a fascinating treatment option in minimally invasive tumor treatment. It demonstrates good results in hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria and T1a renal cell carcinoma. Furthermore it is a well-established treatment modality for palliative pain management in bone tumors.
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- P Isfort
- Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland
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The influence of Nd:YAG laser irradiation on Fluoroptic® temperature measurement: an experimental evaluation. Lasers Med Sci 2012; 28:487-96. [DOI: 10.1007/s10103-012-1090-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Bazrafshan B, Hübner F, Farshid P, Larson MC, Vogel V, Mäntele W, Vogl TJ. A liver-mimicking MRI phantom for thermal ablation experiments. Med Phys 2011; 38:2674-84. [PMID: 21776804 DOI: 10.1118/1.3570577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To develop a liver-mimicking MRI gel phantom for use in the development of temperature mapping and coagulation progress visualization tools needed for the thermal tumor ablation methods, including laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA). METHODS A base solution with an acrylamide concentration of 30 vol. % was prepared. Different components were added to the solution; among them are bovine hemoglobin and MR signal-enhancing contrast agents (Magnevist as T1 and Lumirem as T2 contrast agent) for adjustment of the optical absorption and MR relaxation times, respectively. The absorption was measured in samples with various hemoglobin concentrations (0%-7.5%) at different temperatures (25-80 degrees C) using the near-infrared spectroscopy, measuring the transmitted radiation through the sample. The relaxation times were measured in samples with various concentrations of T1 (0.025%-0.325%) and T2 (0.4%-1.6%) contrast agents at different temperatures (25-75 degrees C), through the MRI technique, acquiring images with specific sequences. The concentrations of the hemoglobin and contrast agents of the gel were adjusted so that its absorption coefficient and relaxation times are equivalent to those of liver. To this end, the absorption and relaxation times of the gel samples were compared to reference values, measured in an ex vivo porcine liver at different temperatures through the same methods used for the gel. For validation of the constructed phantom, the absorption and relaxation times were measured in samples containing the determined amounts of the hemoglobin and contrast agents and compared with the corresponding liver values. To qualitatively test the heat resistance of the phantom, it was heated with the LITT method up to approximately 120 degrees C and then was cut to find out if it has been melted. RESULTS In contrast to liver, where the absorption change with temperature showed a sigmoidal form with a jump at T approximately equal 45 degrees C, the absorption of the gel varied slightly over the whole temperature range. However, the gel absorption presented a linear increase from approximately 1.8 to approximately 2.2 mm(-1) with the rising hemoglobin concentration. The gel relaxation times showed a linear decrease with the rising concentrations of the respective contrast agents. Conversely, with the rising temperature, both T1 and T2 increased linearly and showed almost the same trends as in liver. The concentrations of hemoglobin and T1 and T2 contrast agents were determined as 3.92 +/- 0.42 vol. %, 0.098 +/- 0.023 vol. %, and 2.980 +/- 0.067 vol. %, respectively. The measured ex vivo liver T1 value increased from approximately 300 to approximately 530 ms and T2 value from approximately 45 to approximately 52 ms over the temperature range. The phantom validation experiments resulted in absorption coefficients of 2.0-2.1 mm(-1) with variations of 1.5%-2.95% compared to liver below 50 degrees C, T1 of 246.6-597.2 ms and T2 of 40.8-67.1 ms over the temperature range of 25-75 degrees C. Using the Bland-Altman analysis, a difference mean of -6.1/1.9 ms was obtained for T1/T2 between the relaxation times of the phantom and liver. After heating the phantom with LITT, no evidence of melting was observed. CONCLUSIONS The constructed phantom is heat-resistant and MR-compatible and can be used as an alternative to liver tissue in the MR-guided thermal ablation experiments with laser to develop clinical tools for real-time monitoring and controlling the thermal ablation progress in liver.
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- Babak Bazrafshan
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hospital of the J. W. Goethe University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Simultaneous injection of autologous mononuclear cells with TACE in HCC patients; preliminary study. J Gastrointest Cancer 2011; 42:11-9. [PMID: 21046282 DOI: 10.1007/s12029-010-9218-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The discovery of the pluripotent stem cells made the prospect of cell therapy and tissue regeneration a clinical reality, especially with the evidence of contribution of the stem cells of bone marrow origin in hepatic regeneration. Infusion of bone marrow stem cells before trans-arterial chemoembolization may help to increase liver volume and consequently increase hepatic reserve in patients with HCC, and this may improve the outcome of this procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four Child B class patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated by transarterial chemoembolization were injected with autologous bone marrow mononuclear layer containing stem cell in the hepatic artery feeding the contralateral lobe of the liver in the same session, follow-up of the patients was done by doing liver profile and CT liver volumetry before the surgery and 3 months later. RESULTS We observed that patients receiving stem cell therapy simultaneously with TACE had shown a significant improvement in biological and volumetric parameters of liver function compared to those historically reported of patients receiving TACE only who usually shows deterioration of liver parameters. CONCLUSION BMC infusion into the hepatic artery synchronized with TACE for patients with chronic liver disease complicated with HCC is safe, feasible, and demonstrated an improvement in both biological and radiological volumetric parameters.
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Diederich CJ. Thermal ablation and high-temperature thermal therapy: Overview of technology and clinical implementation. Int J Hyperthermia 2011; 21:745-53. [PMID: 16338857 DOI: 10.1080/02656730500271692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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High-temperature hyperthermia or thermal therapy is being applied for destruction of cancerous tissue, eradication or reduction of benign tumours and targeted tissue modification and remodelling. Many of these high-temperature technologies provide a minimally-invasive alternative with lower morbidities compared to the traditional surgical procedures. The effects of high-temperature thermal exposure on tissues, examples of heating technology and procedures of clinical practice related to high-temperature thermal therapy are reviewed. This brief review encompasses interstitial, endocavity, intraluminal and external applications of RF, microwave, ultrasound, laser and thermal conduction energy sources. The technology is prevalent and in various levels of advancement, with the move toward more spatially-accurate and controllable heating systems combined with image-guidance and treatment verification warranted, especially for the treatment of cancer.
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- Chris J Diederich
- Thermal Therapy Research Group, Radiation Oncology Department, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-1708, USA.
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Ahrar K, Gowda A, Javadi S, Borne A, Fox M, McNichols R, Ahrar JU, Stephens C, Stafford RJ. Preclinical assessment of a 980-nm diode laser ablation system in a large animal tumor model. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2010; 21:555-61. [PMID: 20346883 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2009] [Revised: 11/29/2009] [Accepted: 01/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To characterize the performance of a 980-nm diode laser ablation system in an in vivo tumor model. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was approved by the institutional animal care and use committee. The ablation system consisted of a 15-W, 980-nm diode laser, flexible diffusing-tipped fiber optic, and 17-gauge internally cooled catheter. Ten immunosuppressed dogs were inoculated subcutaneously with canine-transmissible venereal tumor fragments in eight dorsal locations. Laser ablations were performed at 79 sites where inoculations were successful (99%) at powers of 10 W, 12.5 W, and 15 W, with exposure times between 60 and 180 seconds. In 20 cases, multiple overlapping ablations were performed. After the dogs were euthanized, the tumors were harvested, sectioned along the applicator tract, measured, and photographed. Measurements of ablation zone were performed on gross specimen. Histopathology and viability staining was performed with hematoxylin and eosin and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydrogen staining. RESULTS Gross pathologic examination confirmed a well circumscribed ablation zone with sharp boundaries between thermally ablated tumor in the center surrounded by viable tumor tissue. When a single applicator was used, the greatest ablation diameters ranged from 12 mm at the lowest dose (10 W, 60 seconds) to 26 mm at the highest dose (15 W, 180 seconds). Multiple applicators created ablation zones as large as 42 mm in greatest diameter (with the lasers operating at 15 W for 120 seconds). CONCLUSIONS The new 980-nm diode laser and internally cooled applicator effectively create large ellipsoid thermal ablations in less than 3 minutes.
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- Kamran Ahrar
- Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA.
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He N, Wang W, Ji Z, Li C, Huang B. Microwave ablation: An experimental comparative study on internally cooled antenna versus non-internally cooled antenna in liver models. Acad Radiol 2010; 17:894-9. [PMID: 20540911 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Revised: 02/28/2010] [Accepted: 03/07/2010] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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RATIONAL AND OBJECTIVES Microwave ablation is an alternative therapy with high cost-effectiveness for liver malignancy. The authors designed this experiment to compare the effect of microwave ablation using a non-internally cooled (NIC) antenna with that using an internally cooled (IC) antenna in both an ex vivo and an in vivo liver models. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-two microwave ablations were performed in ex vivo porcine and in vivo canine liver models (NIC antenna, 28 coagulations; IC antenna, 34 coagulations). Pair comparisons were executed in terms of the coagulation parameters, including short-axis diameter (SD), long-axis diameter (LD), and spherical ratio (SR, SD/LD). The distributions of tissue temperatures were compared in ex vivo ablation. During in vivo ablation, the temperatures of antenna shaft were measured and unintended tissue coagulation were observed and compared. RESULTS In both ex vivo and in vivo ablations, less charring areas were found around the IC antenna shaft. With a longer SD (P < .01) and a shorter LD (P < .01), the coagulations of IC antenna appeared to be more spherical than those of NIC antenna (P < .01). During ablations in vivo, the temperatures of NIC antennas shaft were up to 90 degrees C or even higher, which resulted in some unintended tissue coagulation, whereas the temperatures of IC antennas shaft were lower than 20 degrees C in all ablation processes without any unintended tissue coagulation (P < .01). CONCLUSION The IC antenna performed better than NIC antenna in microwave ablation for liver models and might be more suitable for therapy for liver malignancy in clinical practice.
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- Nianan He
- Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Streitparth F, Knobloch G, Balmert D, Chopra S, Rump J, Wonneberger U, Philipp C, Hamm B, Teichgräber U. Laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT)--evaluation of a miniaturised applicator and implementation in a 1.0-T high-field open MRI applying a porcine liver model. Eur Radiol 2010; 20:2671-8. [PMID: 20526885 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-010-1831-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2009] [Accepted: 04/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility and safety of a novel LITT applicator for thermal ablation of liver malignancies in 1.0-T high-field open MRI. METHODS A miniaturised 6-F double-tubed protective catheter with a closed cooling circuit was used with a flexible laser fibre, connected to a 1,064-nm Nd:YAG laser and evaluated in non-perfused porcine livers (18-30 W for 10-20 min, 2-W and 2-min increments; n = 210/applicator) in reference to an established 9-F system. As a proof of concept, MR-guided LITT was performed in two healthy domestic pigs in high-field open MRI. RESULTS Ex-vivo, the coagulation volumes induced by the 6-F system with maximum applicable power of 24 W for 20 min (33.0 ± 4.4 cm(3)) did not differ significantly from those set with the 9-F system at 30 W for 20 min (35.8 ± 4.9 cm(3)) (p = 0.73). A flow-rate of 15 ml/min of the cooling saline solution was sufficient. MR navigation and thermometry were feasible. CONCLUSION The miniaturised 6-F applicator can create comparable coagulation sizes to those of the 9-F system. Applicator guidance and online-thermometry in high-field open MRI are feasible.
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- Florian Streitparth
- Department of Radiology, Charité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
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Hempel E, Fischer H, Gumb L, Höhn T, Krause H, Voges U, Breitwieser H, Gutmann B, Durke J, Bock M, Melzer A. An MRI-Compatible Surgical Robot for Precise Radiological Interventions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 8:180-91. [PMID: 15360099 DOI: 10.3109/10929080309146052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A variety of medical robots have been developed in recent years. MRI, including MR angiography and morphological imaging, with its excellent soft-tissue contrast is attractive for the development of interventional MRI-guided therapies and operations. This paper presents a telerobotic device for use in CT- and/or MR-guided radiological interventions. A robotic device for precise needle insertion during MR-guided therapy of spinal diseases will be briefly described. MATERIALS AND METHODS Actuation of robots in an MRI environment is difficult due to the presence of strong magnetic fields. Therefore, the robot was constructed of nonmagnetic materials. The system frame was built from polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and fiber-reinforced epoxy, and actuated using ultrasonic and pneumatic motors. Completely MR-compatible sensors were developed for positioning control. RESULTS Accuracy evaluation procedures and phantom tests were performed, with the required accuracy of approximately 1 mm being achieved and no significant artifacts being caused by the robotic device during MR image acquisition.
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- Eckhard Hempel
- Institute for Medical Engineering and Biophysics , Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe , Germany.
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Shikunova IA, Volkov VV, Kurlov VN, Loschenov VB. Sapphire needle capillaries for laser medicine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.3103/s1062873809100098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hennings L, Kaufmann Y, Griffin R, Siegel E, Novak P, Corry P, Moros EG, Shafirstein G. Dead or alive? Autofluorescence distinguishes heat-fixed from viable cells. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 25:355-63. [PMID: 19533483 DOI: 10.1080/02656730902964357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE A proof-of-concept study to evaluate a new autofluorescence method to differentiate necrotic thermally fixed cells from viable tissue following thermal ablation. METHODS A conductive interstitial thermal therapy (CITT) device was used to ablate swine mammary tissue and rabbit VX-2 carcinomas in vivo. The ablated regions and 10-mm margins were resected 24 h following treatment, embedded in HistOmer and sectioned at 3 mm. The fresh sections were evaluated for gross viability with triphenyl tetrazolium chloride, 1 h post-resection. Representative non-viable and viable areas were then processed and embedded into paraffin, and sectioned at 5 microm. Standard H&E staining and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) immunohistochemistry were compared against autofluorescence intensity, at 488-nm wavelength, for cellular viability. RESULTS Heat-fixed cells in non-viable regions exhibit increased autofluorescence intensity compared to viable tissue (area under receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve = 0.96; Mann-Whitney P < 0.0001). An autofluorescence intensity-based classification rule achieved 92% sensitivity with 100% specificity for distinguishing non-viable from viable samples. In contrast, PCNA staining did not reliably distinguish heat-fixed, dead cells from viable cells. CONCLUSIONS Examination of H&E-stained sections using autofluorescence intensity-based classification is a reliable and readily available method to accurately identify heat-fixed cells in ablated surgical margins.
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- Leah Hennings
- Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA.
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Goldberg SN, Grassi CJ, Cardella JF, Charboneau JW, Dodd GD, Dupuy DE, Gervais DA, Gillams AR, Kane RA, Lee FT, Livraghi T, McGahan J, Phillips DA, Rhim H, Silverman SG, Solbiati L, Vogl TJ, Wood BJ, Vedantham S, Sacks D. Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2009; 20:S377-90. [PMID: 19560026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 350] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The field of interventional oncology with use of image-guided tumor ablation requires standardization of terminology and reporting criteria to facilitate effective communication of ideas and appropriate comparison between treatments that use different technologies, such as chemical (ethanol or acetic acid) ablation, and thermal therapies, such as radiofrequency (RF), laser, microwave, ultrasound, and cryoablation. This document provides a framework that will hopefully facilitate the clearest communication between investigators and will provide the greatest flexibility in comparison between the many new, exciting, and emerging technologies. An appropriate vehicle for reporting the various aspects of image-guided ablation therapy, including classification of therapies and procedure terms, appropriate descriptors of imaging guidance, and terminology to define imaging and pathologic findings, are outlined. Methods for standardizing the reporting of follow-up findings and complications and other important aspects that require attention when reporting clinical results are addressed. It is the group's intention that adherence to the recommendations will facilitate achievement of the group's main objective: improved precision and communication in this field that lead to more accurate comparison of technologies and results and, ultimately, to improved patient outcomes. The intent of this standardization of terminology is to provide an appropriate vehicle for reporting the various aspects of image-guided ablation therapy.
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- S Nahum Goldberg
- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Shafirstein G, Novák P, Moros EG, Siegel E, Hennings L, Kaufmann Y, Ferguson S, Myhill J, Swaney M, Spring P. Conductive interstitial thermal therapy device for surgical margin ablation:In vivoverification of a theoretical model. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 23:477-92. [PMID: 17852514 DOI: 10.1080/02656730701591476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To demonstrate the efficacy and predictability of a new conductive interstitial thermal therapy (CITT) device to ablate surgical margins. METHOD The temperature distributions during thermal ablation of CITT were calculated with finite element modelling in a geometrical representation of perfused tissue. The depth of ablation was derived using the Arrhenius and the Sapareto and Dewey (S&D) models for the temperature range of 90 to 150 degrees C. The female pig animal model was used to test the validity of the mathematical model. Breast tissues were ablated to temperatures in the range of 79-170 degrees C, in vivo. Triphenyltetrazolium chloride viability stain was used to delineate viable tissue from ablated regions and the ablation depths were measured using digital imaging. RESULTS The calculations suggest that the CITT can be used to ablate perfused tissues to a 10-15 mm width within 20 minutes. The measured and calculated depths of ablation were statistically equivalent (99% confidence intervals) within +/- 1mm at 170 degrees C. At lower temperatures the equivalence between the model and the observations was within +/- 2 mm. CONCLUSION The CITT device can reliably and uniformly ablate a 10-15 mm wide region of soft tissue. Thus, it can be used to secure negative margins following the resection of a primary tumor, which could impede local recurrences in the treatment of local diseases such as early staged, non-metastatic, breast cancer.
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- Gal Shafirstein
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
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N. B. Smith, N. K. Merrilees, K. Hy. Control system for an MRI compatible intracavitary ultrasound array for thermal treatment of prostate disease. Int J Hyperthermia 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/02656730119873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Five-year survival in 309 patients with colorectal liver metastases treated with radiofrequency ablation. Eur Radiol 2009; 19:1206-13. [PMID: 19137310 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1258-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2008] [Revised: 10/11/2008] [Accepted: 11/06/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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There is little published long-term survival data for patients with colorectal liver metastases treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA). We present a multivariate analysis of 5-year survival in 309 patients (198 male, aged 64 (24-92)) treated at 617 sessions. Our standard protocol used internally cooled electrodes introduced percutaneously under combined US and CT guidance/monitoring. The number and size of liver metastases, the presence and location of extrahepatic disease, primary resection, clinical, chemotherapy and follow-up data were recorded. Data analysis was performed using SPSS v.10. On multivariate analysis, significant survival factors were the presence of extrahepatic disease (p < 0.001) and liver tumour volume (p = 0.001). For 123 patients with five or less metastases of 5 cm or less maximum diameter and no extrahepatic disease median survival was 46 and 36 months from liver metastasis diagnosis and ablation, respectively; corresponding 3- and 5-year survival rates were 63%, 34% and 49%, 24%. Sixty-nine patients had three or less tumours of below 3.5 cm in diameter and their 5-year survival from ablation was 33%. There were 23/617(3.7%) local complications requiring intervention. Five-year survival of 24-33% post ablation in selected patients is superior to any published chemotherapy data and approaches the results of liver resection.
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Carpentier A, McNichols RJ, Stafford RJ, Itzcovitz J, Guichard JP, Reizine D, Delaloge S, Vicaut E, Payen D, Gowda A, George B. Real-time Magnetic Resonance-guided Laser Thermal Therapy for Focal Metastatic Brain Tumors. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2008. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000311254.63848.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We report the initial results of a pilot clinical trial exploring the safety and feasibility of the first real-time magnetic resonance-guided laser-induced thermal therapy of treatment-resistant focal metastatic intracranial tumors.
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Patients with resistant metastatic intracranial tumors who had previously undergone chemotherapy, whole-brain radiation therapy, and radiosurgery and who were recused from surgery were eligible for this trial. Under local anesthesia, a Leksell stereotactic head frame was used to insert a water-cooled interstitial fiberoptic laser applicator inside the cranium. In the bore of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner, laser energy was delivered to heat the tumor while continuous MRI was performed. A computer workstation extracted temperature-sensitive information to display images of laser heating and computed estimates of the thermal damage zone. Posttreatment MRI scans were used to confirm the zone of thermal necrosis, and follow-up was performed at 7, 15, 30, and 90 days after treatment.
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In all cases, the procedure was well tolerated without secondary effect, and patients were discharged to home within 14 hours after the procedure. Follow-up imaging showed an acute increase in apparent lesion volume followed by a gradual and steady decrease. No tumor recurrence within thermal ablation zones was noted.
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In this ongoing trial, a total of four patients have had six metastatic tumors treated with laser thermal ablations. Magnetic resonance-guided laser-induced thermal therapy appears to provide a new, efficient treatment for recurrent focal metastatic brain disease. This therapy is a prelude to the future development of closed-head interventional MRI techniques in neurosurgery.
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- Alexandre Carpentier
- Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris VII, Paris, France
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- Department of Imaging Physics, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris VII, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Lariboisière University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris VII, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Lariboisière University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris VII, Paris, France
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- Breast Oncology Department, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Clinical Research Monitoring Department, Fernand Widal Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris VII, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris VII, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris VII, Paris, France
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Shafirstein G, Hennings L, Kaufmann Y, Novak P, Moros EG, Ferguson S, Siegel E, Klimberg SV, Waner M, Spring P. Conductive interstitial thermal therapy (CITT) device evaluation in VX2 rabbit model. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2007; 6:235-46. [PMID: 17535032 DOI: 10.1177/153303460700600311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We have developed a conductive interstitial thermal therapy (CITT) device to precisely and reliably deliver controlled thermal doses to the surgical margins at the cavity site following tumor resection, intraoperatively. The temperature field created by CITT ablation of a perfused tissue was modeled with a finite element package Femlab. The modeling suggested that a maximum probe temperature of 120 degrees C and an ablation time of 20 minutes were required to ablate highly perfused tissue such as the VX2 carcinoma. Deployable pins enable faster and more reliable thermal ablation. The model predictions were tested by thermal ablation of VX2 carcinoma tumors implanted in adult New Zealand rabbits. The size of the ablated region was confirmed with a viability stain, triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC). Histopathological examination revealed 3 regions in the ablated area: a carbonized region (1-3 mm); a region that contained thermally fixed cells; and an area of coagulated necrosis cells. Cells in the thermally fixed region stained for PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) and were bounded by the carbonized layer at the cavity wall, and by necrotic cells that exhibit nuclear fragmentation and cell dissociation, 5 to 10 mm away from the CITT probe. Adjacent tissue outside the target region was spared with a clear demarcation between ablated and normal viable tissue. It is suggested that the CITT device can be used, clinically, to inhibit local recurrence by creating negative surgical margins following the resection of a primary tumor in non-metastatic early staged tumors.
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- Gal Shafirstein
- Dept. of Otolaryngology, Univ. of Arkansas, Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, Little Rock, AR, USA.
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Kim C, O'Rourke AP, Mahvi DM, Webster JG. Finite-element analysis of ex vivo and in vivo hepatic cryoablation. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2007; 54:1177-85. [PMID: 17605348 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2006.889775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cryoablation is a widely used method for the treatment of nonresectable primary and metastatic liver tumors. A model that can accurately predict the size of a cryolesion may allow more effective treatment of tumor, while sparing normal liver tissue. We generated a computer model of tissue cryoablation using the finite-element method (FEM). In our model, we considered the heat transfer mechanism inside the cryoprobe and also cryoprobe surfaces so our model could incorporate the effect of heat transfer along the cryoprobe from the environment at room temperature. The modeling of the phase shift from liquid to solid was a key factor in the accurate development of this model. The model was verified initially in an ex vivo liver model. Temperature history at three locations around one cryoprobe and between two cryoprobes was measured. The comparison between the ex vivo result and the FEM modeling result at each location showed a good match, where the maximum difference was within the error range acquired in the experiment (< 5 degrees C). The FEM model prediction of the lesion size was within 0.7 mm of experimental results. We then validated our FEM in an in vivo experimental porcine model. We considered blood perfusion in conjunction with blood viscosity depending on temperature. The in vivo iceball size was smaller than the ex vivo iceball size due to blood perfusion as predicted in our model. The FEM results predicted this size within 0.1-mm error. The FEM model we report can accurately predict the extent of cryoablation in the liver.
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- Cheolkyun Kim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Fritz P, Kraus HJ, Mühlnickel W, Hammer U, Dölken W, Engel-Riedel W, Chemaissani A, Stoelben E. Stereotactic, single-dose irradiation of stage I non-small cell lung cancer and lung metastases. Radiat Oncol 2006; 1:30. [PMID: 16919172 PMCID: PMC1579222 DOI: 10.1186/1748-717x-1-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Accepted: 08/20/2006] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background We prospectively reviewed response rates, local control, and side effects after non-fractionated stereotactic high single-dose body radiation therapy for lung tumors. Methods Fifty-eight patients underwent radiosurgery involving single-dose irradiation. With 25 patients, 31 metastases in the lungs were irradiated; with each of 33 patients, stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was subject to irradiation. The standard dose prescribed to the isocenter was 30 Gy with an axial safety margin of 10 mm and a longitudinal safety margin of 15 mm. The planning target volume (PTV) was defined using three CT scans with reference to the phases of respiration so that the movement span of the clinical target volume (CTV) was enclosed. Results The volume of the metastases (CTV) varied from 2.8 to 55.8 cm3 (median: 6.0 cm3) and the PTV varied from 12.2 to 184.0 cm3 (median: 45.0 cm3). The metastases ranged from 0.7 to 4.5 cm in largest diameter. The volume of the bronchial carcinomas varied from 4.2 to 125.4 cm3(median: 17.5 cm3) and the PTV from 15.6 to 387.3 cm3 (median: 99.8 cm3). The bronchial carcinomas ranged from 1.7 to 10 cm in largest diameter. Follow-up periods varied from 6.8 to 63 months (median: 22 months for metastases and 18 months for NSCLC). Local control was achieved with 94% of NSCLC and 87% of metastases. No serious symptomatic side effects were observed. According to the Kaplan-Meier method the overall survival probability rates of patients with lung metastases were as follows: 1 year: 97%, 2 years: 73%, 3 years: 42%, 4 years: 42%, 5 years: 42% (median survival: 26 months); of those with NSCLC: 1 year: 83%, 2 years: 63%, 3 years: 53%, 4 years: 39%: (median survival: 20.4 months). Conclusion Non-fractionated single-dose irradiation of metastases in the lungs or of small, peripheral bronchial carcinomas is an effective and safe form of local treatment and might become a viable alternative to invasive techniques.
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- Peter Fritz
- St. Marien-Krankenhaus, (Medical Education Hospital of the University of Marburg), Department of Radiotherapy, D-57072 Siegen, Germany
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- St. Marien-Krankenhaus, (Medical Education Hospital of the University of Marburg), Department of Radiotherapy, D-57072 Siegen, Germany
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- St. Marien-Krankenhaus, (Medical Education Hospital of the University of Marburg), Department of Radiotherapy, D-57072 Siegen, Germany
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- St. Marien-Krankenhaus, (Medical Education Hospital of the University of Marburg), Department of Radiology, D-57072 Siegen, Germany
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- St. Marien-Krankenhaus, (Medical Education Hospital of the University of Marburg), Department of Radiology, D-57072 Siegen, Germany
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- Cologne Metropolitan General Hospital, Clinic for Thoracic Disease, D-51109 Köln, Germany
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- Cologne Metropolitan General Hospital, Clinic for Thoracic Disease, D-51109 Köln, Germany
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- Cologne Metropolitan General Hospital, Clinic for Thoracic Disease, D-51109 Köln, Germany
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Shibata T, Shibata T, Maetani Y, Isoda H, Hiraoka M. Radiofrequency ablation for small hepatocellular carcinoma: prospective comparison of internally cooled electrode and expandable electrode. Radiology 2006; 238:346-53. [PMID: 16373776 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To prospectively compare the effectiveness of radiofrequency (RF) ablation performed by using an internally cooled electrode and an expandable electrode for the treatment of small (< or = 3.0 cm) hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS The human subjects research review board at the study institution approved the protocol, and each patient provided informed consent. Seventy-four patients (58 men and 16 women; age range, 41-83 years) with 83 HCC nodules 3 cm or smaller were randomly divided into an internally cooled electrode group (38 patients with 41 nodules) and an expandable electrode group (36 patients with 42 nodules). RF ablation was performed by one individual. Primary technique effectiveness and rates of major complications were evaluated between the two groups with the Fisher exact test. Rates of local tumor progression, overall survival, local progression-free survival, and event-free survival were evaluated by using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS The primary technique effectiveness was 95% in the internally cooled electrode group and 93% in the expandable electrode group (P = .51); rates of major complications were 0% and 2.1% per session (P = .50) and 0% and 2.8% per patient (P = .49), respectively. Rates at 1, 2, and 3 years in the internally cooled electrode group versus the expandable electrode group were as follows: local tumor progression, 12% versus 17%, 20% versus 22%, and 20% versus 22% (P = .72, log-rank test); overall survival, 100% versus 94%, 94% versus 92%, and 94% versus 77% (P = .29, log-rank test); local progression-free survival, 87% versus 78%, 73% versus 66%, and 73% versus 46% (P = .27, log-rank test); and event-free survival, 47% versus 44%, 34% versus 22%, and 34% versus 22% (P = .40, log-rank test). CONCLUSION On the basis of the study findings, RF ablation with an internally cooled electrode needle and an expandable electrode needle has equivalent effectiveness for the treatment of small HCCs.
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- Toshiya Shibata
- Department of Radiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54-Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyoku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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Blanco RT, Ojala R, Kariniemi J, Perälä J, Niinimäki J, Tervonen O. Interventional and intraoperative MRI at low field scanner--a review. Eur J Radiol 2006; 56:130-42. [PMID: 15908156 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2005] [Revised: 03/05/2005] [Accepted: 03/08/2005] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a cutting edge imaging modality in detecting diseases and pathologic tissue. The superior soft tissue contrast in MRI allows better definition of the pathology. MRI is increasingly used for guiding, monitoring and controlling percutaneous procedures and surgery. The rapid development of interventional techniques in radiology has led to integration of imaging with computers, new therapy devices and operating room like conditions. This has projected as faster and more accurate imaging and hence more demanding procedures have been applied to the repertoire of the interventional radiologist. In combining features of various other imaging modalities and adding some more into them, interventional MRI (IMRI) has potential to take further the interventional radiology techniques, minimally invasive therapies and surgery. The term "Interventional MRI" consists in short all those procedures, which are performed under MRI guidance. These procedures can be either percutaneous or open surgical of nature. One of the limiting factors in implementing MRI as guidance modality for interventional procedures has been the fact, that most widely used magnet design, a cylindrical magnet, is not ideal for guiding procedures as it does not allow direct access to the patient. Open, low field scanners usually operating around 0.2 T, offer this feature. Clumsy hardware, bad patient access, slow image update frequency and strong magnetic fields have been other limiting factors for interventional MRI. However, the advantages of MRI as an imaging modality have been so obvious that considerable development has taken place in the 20-year history of MRI. The image quality has become better, ever faster software, new innovative sequences, better MRI hardware and increased computing power have accelerated imaging speed and image quality to a totally new level. Perhaps the most important feature in the recent development has been the introduction of open configuration low field MRI devices in the early 1990s; this enabled direct patient access and utilization of the MRI as an interventional device. This article reviews the current status of interventional and intraoperative MRI with special emphasis in low field surrounding.
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- Roberto T Blanco
- Department of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 90029, Finland.
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- Bernhard Gebauer
- Dept. of Radiology, Charité-Campis Buch HELIOS-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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Ritz JP, Lehmann KS, Reissfelder C, Albrecht T, Frericks B, Zurbuchen U, Buhr HJ. Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of liver metastases during laparotomy. First clinical experiences with a new multipolar ablation concept. Int J Colorectal Dis 2006; 21:25-32. [PMID: 15875202 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-005-0781-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2005] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a promising method for local treatment of liver malignancies. Currently available systems for radiofrequency ablation use monopolar current, which carries the risk of uncontrolled electrical current paths, collateral damages and limited effectiveness. To overcome this problem, we used a newly developed internally cooled bipolar application system in patients with irresectable liver metastases undergoing laparotomy. The aim of this study was to clinically evaluate the safety, feasibility and effectiveness of this new system with a novel multipolar application concept. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with a maximum of five liver metastases having a maximum diameter of 5 cm underwent laparotomy and abdominal exploration to control resectability. In cases of irresectability, RFA with the newly developed bipolar application system was performed. Treatment was carried out under ultrasound guidance. Depending on tumour size, shape and location, up to three applicators were simultaneously inserted in or closely around the tumour, never exceeding a maximum probe distance of 3 cm. In the multipolar ablation concept, the current runs alternating between all possible pairs of consecutively activated electrodes with up to 15 possible electrode combinations. Post-operative follow-up was evaluated by CT or MRI controls 24-48 h after RFA and every 3 months. RESULTS In a total of six patients (four male, two female; 61-68 years), ten metastases (1.0-5.5 cm) were treated with a total of 14 RF applications. In four metastases three probes were used, and in another four and two metastases, two and one probes were used, respectively. During a mean ablation time of 18.8 min (10-31), a mean energy of 48.8 kJ (12-116) for each metastases was applied. No procedure-related complications occurred. The patients were released from the hospital between 7 and 12 days post-intervention (median 9 days). The post-interventional control showed complete tumour ablation in all cases. CONCLUSIONS Bipolar radiofrequency using the novel multipolar ablation concept permits a safe and effective therapy for the induction of large volumes of coagulation in the local treatment of liver metastases.
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- Joerg-Peter Ritz
- Department of General, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
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Ritz JP, Lehmann KS, Isbert C, Reissfelder C, Albrecht T, Stein T, Buhr HJ. In-vivo evaluation of a novel bipolar radiofrequency device for interstitial thermotherapy of liver tumors during normal and interrupted hepatic perfusion. J Surg Res 2005; 133:176-84. [PMID: 16360176 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2005.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2005] [Revised: 09/28/2005] [Accepted: 09/28/2005] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Only monopolar systems have thus far been available for radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors, whose application is restricted because of the incalculable energy flow, reduction of electrical tissue conduction, and limited lesion size. The aim of this study was to evaluate a novel internally cooled bipolar radiofrequency application device under in vivo conditions and to compare the effect of this system on lesion size when combined with hepatic arterial microembolization or complete hepatic blood flow occlusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a porcine liver model, RFA (60 W, 12 min) was performed with either normal (n = 12), partially interrupted (arterial microembolization via a hepatic artery catheter n = 12) or completely interrupted hepatic perfusion (Pringle's maneuver, n = 12). RFA parameters (impedance, power output, temperature, applied energy) were determined continuously during therapy. RFA lesions were macroscopically assessed after liver dissection. RESULTS Bipolar RFA induced clinical relevant ellipsoid thermal lesions without complications. Hepatic inflow occlusion led to a 4.3-fold increase in lesion volume after arterial microembolization and a 5.8-fold increase after complete interruption (7.4 cm(3)versus 31.9 cm(3)versus 42.6 cm(3), P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The novel bipolar RFA device is a safe and effective alternative to monopolar RFA-systems. Interrupting hepatic perfusion significantly increases lesion volumes in bipolar RFA. This beneficial effect can also be achieved in the percutaneous application mode by RFA combined with arterial microembolization via a hepatic artery catheter.
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- Joerg-P Ritz
- Department of General, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
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Goldberg SN, Grassi CJ, Cardella JF, Charboneau JW, Dodd GD, Dupuy DE, Gervais D, Gillams AR, Kane RA, Lee FT, Livraghi T, McGahan J, Phillips DA, Rhim H, Silverman SG. Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2005; 16:765-78. [PMID: 15947040 DOI: 10.1097/01.rvi.0000170858.46668.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The field of interventional oncology with use of image-guided tumor ablation requires standardization of terminology and reporting criteria to facilitate effective communication of ideas and appropriate comparison between treatments that use different technologies, such as chemical (ethanol or acetic acid) ablation, and thermal therapies, such as radiofrequency (RF), laser, microwave, ultrasound, and cryoablation. This document provides a framework that will hopefully facilitate the clearest communication between investigators and will provide the greatest flexibility in comparison between the many new, exciting, and emerging technologies. An appropriate vehicle for reporting the various aspects of image-guided ablation therapy, including classification of therapies and procedure terms, appropriate descriptors of imaging guidance, and terminology to define imaging and pathologic findings, are outlined. Methods for standardizing the reporting of follow-up findings and complications and other important aspects that require attention when reporting clinical results are addressed. It is the group's intention that adherence to the recommendations will facilitate achievement of the group's main objective: improved precision and communication in this field that lead to more accurate comparison of technologies and results and, ultimately, to improved patient outcomes. The intent of this standardization of terminology is to provide an appropriate vehicle for reporting the various aspects of image-guided ablation therapy.
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- S Nahum Goldberg
- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
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Maataoui A, Qian J, Mack MG, Khan MF, Oppermann E, Roozru M, Schmidt S, Bechstein WO, Vogl TJ. Liver Metastases in Rats: Chemoembolization Combined with Interstitial Laser Ablation for Treatment. Radiology 2005; 237:479-84. [PMID: 16244257 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2372041494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the effect of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) for treatment of liver metastases in an animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS All experiments were approved by the German government and the institutional animal research review board. After subcapsular liver implantation of colorectal cancer cells in 30 WAG rats (on day 0), the animals were randomly assigned to three interventional treatment groups. In the 10 rats in group A, TACE was performed: Fourteen days after cancer cell implantation and within 20 minutes after laparotomy and retrograde placement of a microcatheter into the gastroduodenal artery, these rats were injected with mitomycin (0.1 mg), iodized oil (0.1 mL), and degradable starch microspheres (5.0 mg). In the 10 rats in group B, LITT was performed: Also on day 14, the tumors in these animals were exposed to Nd:YAG laser light of 1064 nm at 2 W for 5 minutes. In the 10 rats in group C, combined treatment was administered: TACE was performed on day 14, and LITT was performed on day 21. Tumor volumes were measured before (on day 13) and after (on day 28) treatment with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, and the mean tumor growth ratio (day 13 tumor volume divided by day 28 tumor volume) was calculated. RESULTS The mean tumor volumes measured before and after the treatments were, respectively, 0.11 and 0.60 cm(3) in group A, 0.11 and 0.68 cm(3) in group B, and 0.11 and 0.35 cm(3) in group C. The mean tumor growth ratio was 5.42 in group A, 6.14 in group B, and 3.15 in group C. According to Bonferroni test results, compared with the rats in groups A and B (controls), the group C rats had significantly inhibited tumor growth (P < .01 for both comparisons). CONCLUSION Use of combined TACE-LITT treatment, compared with the use of TACE or LITT alone, significantly inhibits tumor growth.
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- Adel Maataoui
- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.
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Ivarsson K, Myllymäki L, Jansner K, Stenram U, Tranberg KG. Resistance to tumour challenge after tumour laser thermotherapy is associated with a cellular immune response. Br J Cancer 2005; 93:435-40. [PMID: 16091763 PMCID: PMC2361576 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Previous studies in our laboratory have shown that interstitial laser thermotherapy (ILT) of an experimental liver tumour is superior to surgical excision, at least partly due to a laser-induced immunological effect. The aim of the present study was to investigate the time–response relationship of the ILT-induced immunisation and the cellular response of macrophages and lymphocytes. A dimethylhydrazine-induced adenocarcinoma was transplanted into the liver of syngeneic rats. Rats with tumour were treated 6–8 days later (tumour size 0.25–0.40 cm3) with ILT of tumour or resection of the tumour-bearing lobe. Two groups of rats without tumour were treated with resection of a normal liver lobe or ILT of normal liver. A challenging tumour was implanted into the liver of each rat 2, 5 or 10 weeks after primary treatment. Rats were killed 6, 12 and 48 days (or earlier due to their condition) after challenge (n=8 in all groups). Immunohistochemical techniques were used to determine lymphocytes (CD8, CD4) and macrophages (ED1, ED2) in rats having had treatment of a primary tumour. Interstitial laser thermotherapy of the first tumour was followed by eradication of challenging tumour and absence of tumour spread. This contrasted with rapid growth and spread of challenging tumour in the other groups. In the challenging vital tumour tissue and in the interface between the tumour and surroundings, the number of ED1 macrophages and CD8 lymphocytes was higher in rats having been treated with the ILT of tumour than in those having undergone resection of the tumour-bearing lobe. The number of ED2 macrophages and CD4 lymphocytes was low and did not vary between these two groups. Interstitial laser thermotherapy elicited an immune response that eradicated a challenging tumour and was associated with increased numbers of tumour-infiltrating macrophages and CD8 lymphocytes.
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- K Ivarsson
- Department of Surgery, Lund University, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Lund University, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Lund University, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, Lund University, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Lund University, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
- Department of Surgery, Lund University, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden. E-mail:
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Ishikawa T, Zeniya M, Fujise K, Hokari A, Toda G. Clinical application of Nd:YAG laser for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma with new shaped laser probe. Lasers Surg Med 2005; 35:135-9. [PMID: 15334617 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not always regarded as the first choice of treatment, because most HCCs develop in cirrhotic liver. It becomes adaptation of minimally invasive treatments for HCC. In animal experiments, we previously reported that our newly developed neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser system could ablate liver tissue in short periods. STUDY DESIGN/PATIENTS AND METHODS Six HCC cases (mean diameter; 16.3 +/- 3.50 mm) were enrolled. The Nd:YAG laser generator with a wavelength of 1,064 nm at 10 W of power emitted the laser in a forward fashion and in all patients the laser beam safely irradiated the target lesion. RESULTS There was no recurrence of HCC in the laser-ablated area in six patients for duration of 21.8+/- 4.35 months. A local recurrence was found in only one patient. CONCLUSIONS This study showed the clinical usefulness of laser ablation in the treatment of HCC.
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- Tomohisa Ishikawa
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
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Goldberg SN, Grassi CJ, Cardella JF, Charboneau JW, Dodd GD, Dupuy DE, Gervais D, Gillams AR, Kane RA, Lee FT, Livraghi T, McGahan J, Phillips DA, Rhim H, Silverman SG. Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria. Radiology 2005; 235:728-39. [PMID: 15845798 PMCID: PMC3406173 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2353042205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 514] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The field of interventional oncology with use of image-guided tumor ablation requires standardization of terminology and reporting criteria to facilitate effective communication of ideas and appropriate comparison between treatments that use different technologies, such as chemical (ethanol or acetic acid) ablation, and thermal therapies, such as radiofrequency, laser, microwave, ultrasound, and cryoablation. This document provides a framework that will hopefully facilitate the clearest communication between investigators and will provide the greatest flexibility in comparison between the many new, exciting, and emerging technologies. An appropriate vehicle for reporting the various aspects of image-guided ablation therapy, including classification of therapies and procedure terms, appropriate descriptors of imaging guidance, and terminology to define imaging and pathologic findings, are outlined. Methods for standardizing the reporting of follow-up findings and complications and other important aspects that require attention when reporting clinical results are addressed. It is the group's intention that adherence to the recommendations will facilitate achievement of the group's main objective: improved precision and communication in this field that lead to more accurate comparison of technologies and results and, ultimately, to improved patient outcomes.
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- S Nahum Goldberg
- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Vogl TJ, Straub R, Zangos S, Mack MG, Eichler K. MR-guided laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) of liver tumours: experimental and clinical data. Int J Hyperthermia 2005; 20:713-24. [PMID: 15675667 DOI: 10.1080/02656730400007212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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MR-guided laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) is a percutaneous, minimally invasive treatment modality for treating liver lesions/metastases, soft tissue tumours and musculoskeletal lesions. In this group, MR-guided LITT is currently performed under local anaesthesia on an out-patient basis with a specially designed saline-cooled laser application system. Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm wave length) was used for tumour ablation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using both open and closed MR units has proven clinically effective in validating the exact positioning of optical fibres. It also allows for real time-monitoring of thermal effects and the evaluation of treatment-induced coagulation necrosis. In liver tumours, percutaneous MR-guided LITT achieves a local tumour control rate of 98.7% at 3 months post-therapy and 97.3% at 6 months with metastases smaller than 5 cm in diameter. The mean survival rate for 1259 patients with 3440 metastases treated with 14 694 laser applications at the institute (calculated with the Kaplan-Meier method) was 4.4 years (95% confidence interval: 4.1-4.8 years) and median survival was 3.00 years. No statistically significant difference in survival rates was observed in patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer vs metastases from other primary tumours. The rate of clinically relevant side effects and complications requiring secondary treatment was 2.2%. The clinical use of MR guided LITT (size < 5 cm, number < 5) is justified in patients with liver metastases of colorectal and/or breast cancers if the inclusion criteria are carefully observed. Further indications for MR guided LITT include recurrent cancer lesions in the head and neck, lung metastases and bone and soft tissue lesions.
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- Th J Vogl
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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Ritz JP, Lehmann K, Isbert C, Roggan A, Germer CT, Buhr HJ. Effectivity of laser-induced thermotherapy: In vivo comparison of arterial microembolization and complete hepatic inflow occlusion. Lasers Surg Med 2005; 36:238-44. [PMID: 15712226 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) is a promising method for local treatment of liver metastases. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of LITT on lesion size when combined with hepatic arterial microembolization or complete hepatic blood flow occlusion. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS In a porcine liver model, LITT (30 W 15 minutes) was performed with either normal (n = 12), partially interrupted (arterial microembolization via a hepatic artery catheter n = 12) or completely interrupted hepatic perfusion (Pringle's maneuver, n = 12). LITT lesions were macro- and microscopically assessed after liver dissection. RESULTS Hepatic inflow occlusion led to a fourfold increase in lesion volume after arterial microembolization and a ninefold increase after complete interruption (6.3. cm3 vs. 27.1 cm3 vs. 58.8 cm3, P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Interrupting hepatic perfusion significantly increases lesion volumes in LITT. This beneficial effect can also be achieved in the percutaneous application mode by LITT combined with arterial microembolization via a hepatic artery catheter.
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- Joerg-Peter Ritz
- Department of General, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
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Frieser M, Haensler J, Schaber S, Peters A, Mohelsky E, Bernatik T, Hahn EG, Strobel D. Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumors: How to Enlarge the Necrotic Zones? Eur Surg Res 2004; 36:357-61. [PMID: 15591744 DOI: 10.1159/000081644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2003] [Accepted: 08/18/2004] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In an attempt to increase necrotic zones in liver tissue by radiofrequency ablation fresh bovine liver was coagulated by means of a needle electrode continuously perfused with NaCl solution. Power output (60 W) and application time (15 min) were kept constant while the perfusion was varied in terms of saline concentration (0.9, 5.85 and 10%) and perfusion rate (40 or 80 ml/h). Our results showed that the use of higher osmolar saline solutions in radiofrequency ablation with perfused needle electrodes did not lead to significantly larger coagulation volumes. By contrast, increasing the perfusion rate produced significantly larger necrotic zones. Doubling the perfusion rate made it possible to reach higher temperatures (>60 degrees C) within significantly shorter time.
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- M Frieser
- Department of Medicine I, Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
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Gazelle GS, McMahon PM, Beinfeld MT, Halpern EF, Weinstein MC. Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma: Cost-effectiveness of Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation versus That of Hepatic Resection. Radiology 2004; 233:729-39. [PMID: 15564408 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2333032052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the relative cost-effectiveness of radiofrequency (RF) ablation and hepatic resection in patients with metachronous liver metastases from colorectal carcinoma (CRC) and compare the outcomes, cost, and cost-effectiveness of a variety of treatment and follow-up strategies. MATERIALS AND METHODS A state-transition decision model for evaluating the (societal) cost-effectiveness of RF ablation and hepatic resection in patients with CRC liver metastases was developed. The model tracks the presence, number, size, location, growth, detection, and removal of up to 15 individual metastases in each patient. Survival, quality of life, and cost are predicted on the basis of disease extent. Imaging, ablation, and resection affect outcomes through detection and elimination of individual metastases. Several patient care strategies were developed and compared on the basis of cost, effectiveness, and incremental cost-effectiveness (expressed as dollars per quality-adjusted life-year [QALY]). Extensive sensitivity analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of alternative scenarios and assumptions on results. RESULTS A strategy permitting ablation of up to five metastases with computed tomographic (CT) follow-up every 4 months resulted in a gain of 0.65 QALYs relative to a no-treat strategy, at an incremental cost of $2400 per QALY. Compared with this ablation strategy, a strategy permitting resection of up to four metastases, one repeat resection, and CT follow-up every 6 months resulted in an additional gain of 0.76 QALYs at an incremental cost of $24 300 per QALY. Across a range of model assumptions, more aggressive treatment strategies (ie, ablation or resection of more metastases, treatment of recurrent metastases, more frequent follow-up imaging) were superior to less aggressive strategies and had incremental cost-effectiveness ratios of less than $35 000 per QALY. Findings were insensitive to changes in most model parameters; however, results were somewhat sensitive to changes in size thresholds for RF ablation, the number of metastases present, and surgery and treatment costs. CONCLUSION RF ablation is a cost-effective treatment option for patients with CRC liver metastases. However, in most scenarios, hepatic resection is more effective (in terms of QALYs gained) than RF ablation and has an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of less than $35 000 per QALY.
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- G Scott Gazelle
- Institute for Technology Assessment and Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Zero Emerson Place, Suite 2H, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Interstitial laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive technique for lo-caltumor destruction within solid organs using optical fibers to deliver a high-energylaser to the target lesion. MR imaging is used both for placement of the laser in the tumorand for monitoring progress of thermocoagulation caused by the laser. The success ofLITT is dependent on the delivery of the optical fibers to the target area, real-time mon-itoringof the effects of the treatment, and subsequent evaluation of the extent of thermaldamage. The key to achieving these objectives is the imaging methods used. The thermo-sensitivityof certain MR sequences is the key to real-time monitoring, allowing accurateestimation of the extent of thermal damage.
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- Martin G Mack
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Frankfurt/Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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Stadler I, Lanzafame RJ, Oskoui P, Zhang RY, Coleman J, Whittaker M. Alteration of skin temperature during low-level laser irradiation at 830 nm in a mouse model. Photomed Laser Surg 2004; 22:227-31. [PMID: 15315730 DOI: 10.1089/1549541041438560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the change in local skin temperature in black and white mice during irradiation at 830 nm. BACKGROUND DATA The photostimulation effect low-level laser therapy (LLLT) (700-900 nm) is widely accepted and used. However, the exact biological mechanisms of biostimulation are not yet established. MATERIALS AND METHODS Groups of C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ mice (n = 12 in each group) were lightly anesthetized with 50% carbon dioxide and 50% oxygen. The dorsum was shaved and a 1.0 x 0.5 cm spot was marked in the same location on each subject. Animals were photo-irradiated with a diode laser (CW, 830 nm, 36 mW output at 5 cm distance). Fluences of 0.0-5.0 J/cm(2) were delivered. Skin surface temperature was monitored by a thermal camera. Two thermocouples were placed 1 mm below the skin surface at the site of light exposure. RESULTS Temperature increased with increasing fluences of exposure. The surface temperature change at 5.0 J/cm(2) was 6.25 x 10(-2) +/- 2.0 x 10(-3) vs. 1.2 x 10(-2) +/- 3.0 x 10(-3) degrees C/mW for black and white mice, respectively. The temperature change at 1.0 mm depth was 4.51 x 10(-2) +/- 3.0 x 10(-3) vs. 0.83 x 10(-2) +/- 1.0 x 10(-3), respectively. CONCLUSION CW irradiation at 830 nm and 5.0 J/cm(2) fluence induces a small temperature increase at the surface and at 1 mm in depth. The smaller effects seen in white mice might be due in part to reflection. This suggests that the thermal effects of irradiation at 830 nm are unlikely to explain the LLLT effect. However skin color should be considered, particularly at higher fluences. Further investigations are warranted to correlate the melanin content of the skin with observed LLLT effects.
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- Istvan Stadler
- The Laser Center, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York 14621-3095, USA.
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McNichols RJ, Kangasniemi M, Gowda A, Bankson JA, Price RE, Hazle JD. Technical developments for cerebral thermal treatment: water-cooled diffusing laser fibre tips and temperature-sensitive MRI using intersecting image planes. Int J Hyperthermia 2004; 20:45-56. [PMID: 14612313 DOI: 10.1080/02656730310001611035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The aim was to determine if water-cooled diffusing tips could produce larger and safer (better controlled) thermal lesions than non-cooled diffusing tips at 980 nm. Thermal lesions were induced in beef myocardium in vitro with and without water cooling using a 980 nm diode laser at various power levels. Seven intracerebral treatments were performed in six canines using water-cooled diffusing tips with four animals having intracerebral transmissible venereal tumours grown from inoculate. Magnetic resonance thermal imaging (MRTI)-based feedback software using a fast, radio frequency-spoiled gradient echo acquisition with two intersecting image planes was used for on-line monitoring and control of treatment and for the evaluation of in vivo laser lesion production. In cases where two-plane MRTI was employed, the maximum calculated temperature was compared in each plane. Using water-cooled tips and 400 micro m core diameter laser diffusing fibres in in vitro beef myocardium, power of up to 9.5 W was applied for 8 min without tip failure. Without cooling, tip failure occurred in under 4 min at 6 W, in under 2 min at 7 W and instantaneously at 8 W. Additionally, char accompanied lesions made with uncooled tips while cooled application resulted in only minimal char at only the highest thermal dose. Achieved lesion cross-sectional diameters in in vitro samples were up to 26.5 x 23.3 mm when water cooling was used. In canine brain and transmissible venereal tumours, up to 18.1 x 21.4 mm lesions were achieved. It is concluded that water cooling allows safe application of higher power to small core diameter diffusing tip fibres, which results in larger thermal lesions than can be achieved without cooling. Two-plane MRTI enhances on-line monitoring and feedback of thermal treatment.
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- R J McNichols
- Department of Imaging Physics, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA.
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D'Ippolito G, Ribeiro M. Termoablação a laser de tumores hepáticos: atualização. Radiol Bras 2004. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-39842004000300011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A termoablação por raio laser de tumores hepáticos tem despontado como alternativa válida de tratamento em pacientes que não são candidatos a ressecção cirúrgica. O procedimento pode ser realizado por via percutânea, laparoscópica ou por laparotomia, e orientado por métodos de imagem. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar o mecanismo de ação deste método, bem como as suas indicações, contra-indicações, complicações e resultados clínicos, baseados em revisão bibliográfica.
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The goal of local ablation treatment of hepatic disease is to prolong survival for patients with unresectable tumours. Presently, influence on survival is difficult to estimate because of the heterogeneity of indications and treatments and short follow-up. This chapter therefore focuses on potential benefits and limitations, complications and solutions for improvement. The main problems with in situ ablation are the lack of good imaging techniques to determine the extent of disease and the lack of a method for real-time monitoring of irreversible tissue effect. With one exception, there are no prospective, randomized studies comparing local destruction methods. It appears that percutaneous ethanol injection and cryotherapy should be replaced by radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or interstitial laser thermotherapy (ILT) and that there is little difference in outcome between RFA and ILT. Intraoperative RFA or ILT is valuable as an adjunct to hepatic resection in order to increase the rate of resectability. The percutaneous approach needs further development. It might be valuable in a few truly unresectable or inoperable patients or in selected patients with neuroendocrine liver metastases. In the large majority of unresectable patients it should, however, presently be used and evaluated only in prospective, randomized studies.
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- K-G Tranberg
- Department of Surgery, Lund University, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden.
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