Three-dimensional evaluation of lipiodol retention in hcc after chemoembolization: A quantitative comparison between CBCT and MDCT

Zhijun Wang, Ming De Lin, David Lesage, Rongxin Chen, Julius Chapiro, Tara Gu, Vania Tacher, Rafael Duran, Jean François Geschwind

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Abstract

Rationale and Objectives: To evaluate the capability of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) acquired immediately after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in determining lipiodol retention quantitatively and volumetrically when compared to 1-day postprocedure unenhanced multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). Materials and Methods: From June to December 2012, 15 patients met the inclusion criteria of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that was treated with conventional TACE (cTACE) and had intraprocedural CBCT and 1-day post-TACE MDCT. Four patients were excluded because the lipiodol was diffuse throughout the entire liver or lipiodol deposition was not clear on both CBCT and MDCT. Eleven patients with a total of 31 target lesions were included in the analysis. A quantitative three-dimensional software was used to assess complete, localized, and diffuse lipiodol deposition. Tumor volume, lipiodol volume in the tumor, percent lipiodol retention, and lipiodol enhancement in Hounsfield units (HU) were calculated and compared between CBCT and MDCT using two-tailed Student's t test and Bland-Altman plots. Results: The mean value of tumor volume, lipiodol-deposited regions, calculated average percent lipiodol retention, and HU value of CBCT were not significantly different from those of MDCT (tumor volume: 9.37±11.35 cm3 vs 9.34±11.44 cm3, P=991; lipiodol volume: 7.84±9.34cm3 vs 7.84±9.60cm3, P=998; lipiodol retention: 89.3%±14.7% vs. 90.2%±14.9%, P=811; HU value: 307.7±160.1 HU vs. 257.2±120.0 HU, P=139). Bland-Altman plots showed only minimal difference and high agreement when comparing CBCT to MDCT. Conclusions: CBCT has a similar capability, intraprocedurally, to assess lipiodol deposition in three dimensions for patients with HCC treated with cTACE when compared to MDCT.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)393-399
Number of pages7
JournalAcademic radiology
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cone-beam computed tomography
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Multidetector computed tomography
  • Three-dimensional
  • Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
  • Volumetric

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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