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Uutela A, Ovissi A, Hakkarainen A, Ristimäki A, Lundbom N, Kallio R, Soveri LM, Salminen T, Ålgars A, Halonen P, Ristamäki R, Nordin A, Blanco Sequeiros R, Rinta-Kiikka I, Lantto E, Virtanen J, Pääkkö E, Liukkonen E, Saunavaara J, Ryymin P, Lammentausta E, Osterlund P, Isoniemi H. Treatment response of colorectal cancer liver metastases to neoadjuvant or conversion therapy: a prospective multicentre follow-up study using MRI, diffusion-weighted imaging and 1H-MR spectroscopy compared with histology (subgroup in the RAXO trial). ESMO Open 2021; 6:100208. [PMID: 34325107 PMCID: PMC8332656 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer liver metastases respond to chemotherapy and targeted agents not only by shrinking, but also by morphologic and metabolic changes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods in predicting treatment response and survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS We investigated contrast-enhanced MRI, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in diffusion-weighted imaging and 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) in detecting early morphologic and metabolic changes in borderline or resectable liver metastases, as a response to first-line neoadjuvant or conversion therapy in a prospective substudy of the RAXO trial (NCT01531621, EudraCT2011-003158-24). MRI findings were compared with histology of resected liver metastases and Kaplan-Meier estimates of overall survival (OS). RESULTS In 2012-2018, 52 patients at four Finnish university hospitals were recruited. Forty-seven patients received neoadjuvant or conversion chemotherapy and 40 liver resections were carried out. Low ADC values (below median) of the representative liver metastases, at baseline and after systemic therapy, were associated with partial response according to RECIST criteria, but not with morphologic MRI changes or histology. Decreasing ADC values following systemic therapy were associated with improved OS compared to unchanged or increasing ADC, both in the liver resected subgroup (5-year OS rate 100% and 34%, respectively, P = 0.022) and systemic therapy subgroup (5-year OS rate 62% and 23%, P = 0.049). 1H-MRS revealed steatohepatosis induced by systemic therapy. CONCLUSIONS Low ADC values at baseline or during systemic therapy were associated with treatment response by RECIST but not with histology, morphologic or detectable metabolic changes. A decreasing ADC during systemic therapy is associated with improved OS both in all patients receiving systemic therapy and in the resected subgroup.
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Affiliation(s)
- A Uutela
- Department of Transplantation and Liver Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, HUS Medical Imaging Centre, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, HUS Medical Imaging Centre, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University School of Science, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, HUS Diagnostic Centre and Applied Tumour Genomics, Research Programs Unit, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, HUS Medical Imaging Centre, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Joint Municipal Authority for Health Care and Social Services in Keski-Uusimaa, Home Care Geriatric Clinic and Palliative Care, Hyvinkää, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Transplantation and Liver Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Department of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Centre Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Department of Medical Physics, Medical Imaging Centre Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Centre Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Department of Medical Physics, Medical Imaging Centre Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Pathology/Oncology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska sjukhuset - Tema Cancer, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Transplantation and Liver Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Lietzén E, Salminen P, Rinta-Kiikka I, Paajanen H, Rautio T, Nordström P, Aarnio M, Rantanen T, Sand J, Mecklin JP, Jartti A, Virtanen J, Ohtonen P, Ånäs N, Grönroos JM. The Accuracy of the Computed Tomography Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis: Does the Experience of the Radiologist Matter? Scand J Surg 2017; 107:43-47. [DOI: 10.1177/1457496917731189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background and Aims: To assess the accuracy of computed tomography in diagnosing acute appendicitis with a special reference to radiologist experience. Material and Methods: Data were collected prospectively in our randomized controlled trial comparing surgery and antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis (APPAC trial, NCT01022567). We evaluated 1065 patients who underwent computed tomography for suspected appendicitis. The on-call radiologist preoperatively analyzed these computed tomography images. In this study, the radiologists were divided into experienced (consultants) and inexperienced (residents) ones, and the comparison of interpretations was made between these two radiologist groups. Results: Out of the 1065 patients, 714 had acute appendicitis and 351 had other or no diagnosis on computed tomography. There were 700 true-positive, 327 true-negative, 14 false-positive, and 24 false-negative cases. The sensitivity and the specificity of computed tomography were 96.7% (95% confidence interval, 95.1–97.8) and 95.9% (95% confidence interval, 93.2–97.5), respectively. The rate of false computed tomography diagnosis was 4.2% for experienced consultant radiologists and 2.2% for inexperienced resident radiologists (p = 0.071). Thus, the experience of the radiologist had no effect on the accuracy of computed tomography diagnosis. Conclusion: The accuracy of computed tomography in diagnosing acute appendicitis was high. The experience of the radiologist did not improve the diagnostic accuracy. The results emphasize the role of computed tomography as an accurate modality in daily routine diagnostics for acute appendicitis in all clinical emergency settings.
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- E. Lietzén
- Division of Digestive Surgery and Urology, Department of Acute and Digestive Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Division of Digestive Surgery and Urology, Department of Acute and Digestive Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Medical Research Center Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Division of Surgery, Gastroenterology and Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, Jyväskylä Central Hospital and University of Eastern Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland
- Department of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Division of Surgery, Gastroenterology and Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, Jyväskylä Central Hospital and University of Eastern Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Medical Research Center Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Division of Operative Care, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Division of Digestive Surgery and Urology, Department of Acute and Digestive Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Ihalainen T, Rinta-Kiikka I, Luoto TM, Koskinen EA, Korpijaakko-Huuhka AM, Ronkainen A. Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: a prospective clinical study of laryngeal penetration and aspiration. Spinal Cord 2017. [PMID: 28631744 DOI: 10.1038/sc.2017.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVES Dysphagia is a relatively common secondary complication in patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries (TCSCI). The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of aspiration and penetration in patients with acute TCSCI. SETTING Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland. METHODS A total of 46 patients with TCSCI were evaluated with a videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS). Rosenbek's penetration-aspiration scale (PAS) was used to classify the degree of penetration or aspiration. The medical records of each patient were systematically reviewed. RESULTS Of the 46 patients, 85% were male. The mean age at the time of the injury was 62.1 years. Most patients had an incomplete injury (78%), and most of them due to a fall (78%). In the VFSS 19 (41%) patients penetrated and 15 (33%) aspirated. Only 12 (26%) of the patients had a PAS score of 1 indicating that swallowed material did not enter the airway. Of the patients who aspirated, 73% had silent aspiration. CONCLUSION The incidence of penetration or aspiration according to VFSS is high in this cohort of patients with TCSCI. Therefore, the swallowing function of patients with acute TCSCI should be routinely evaluated before initiating oral feeding. VFSS is highly recommended, particularly to rule out the possibility of silent aspiration and to achieve information on safe nutrition consistency.
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- T Ihalainen
- Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Centre of Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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This study compared two total knee prostheses to determine whether the clinical and radiographic outcomes were different, focusing primarily on the patellofemoral articulation. The study group was comprised of 75 Synatomic (short-stemmed, anatomic VF type) and 79 AGC 2000 (universal, nonanatomic) prostheses. Patients underwent follow-up for an average of 63 and 50 months, respectively. At latest follow-up, the mean knee joint score was 84.4 in the Synatomic and 86.5 in the AGC group. Mean knee function scores were 63.5 and 63.4, respectively. No statistically significant difference was noted between the two prostheses.
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- I Rinta-Kiikka
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tampere, Finland
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Rinta-Kiikka I, Alberty A, Savilahti S, Pajamäki J, Tallroth K, Lindholm TS. The clinical and radiological outcome of the rotating hinged knee prostheses in the long-term. Ann Chir Gynaecol 1998; 86:349-56. [PMID: 9474430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Opinions about hinged knee prostheses vary a lot in different studies. We wanted to examine our series in order to gain long-term information about this kind of knee prosthesis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-eight (18 Kinematic Hinge and 30 Link Endo Model) rotating hinged knee prostheses were implanted in the Hospital of Invalid Foundation. All knees were retrospectively followed up for an average of 66.3 months and examined for clinical or radiological factors indicating the overall outcome. RESULTS In the latest review there were 10 patients (20.8%) regarded as having unsatisfactory and 35 patients (79.2%) satisfactory results. Eighty-four per cent of the patients were subjectively satisfied with the operation, mostly because of the painless result. CONCLUSIONS Taking into account the very poor initial status of these patients, we recommend the rotating hinged prostheses still to be used in severely instable knees awaiting revision.
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- I Rinta-Kiikka
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tampere, Finland
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