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Erschienen in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology 1/2009

01.01.2009 | Laboratory Investigation

FDG-MicroPET and Diffusion-Weighted MR Image Evaluation of Early Changes After Radiofrequency Ablation in Implanted VX2 Tumors in Rabbits

verfasst von: Tomohiro Ohira, Tomohisa Okuma, Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Yasuhiro Wada, Kenji Nakamura, Yasuyoshi Watanabe, Yuichi Inoue

Erschienen in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Ausgabe 1/2009

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the early changes after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in VX2 rabbit tumors implanted into the back muscles by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET). Percutaneous CT-guided RFA was conducted in seven rabbits with implanted VX2 tumors. VX2 tumors on the other side were untreated and served as the control. MR imaging was performed with a clinical 1.5-T instrument 2 days after RFA, and FDG-PET, using a high-resolution PET scanner for small animals, was obtained 3 days after the procedure. The mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and radioactivity count of untreated and ablated tumors were calculated. Untreated VX2 tumors showed hyperintensity on T1-, T2-, and diffusion-weighted MR images, ring-enhanced on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging, and ring-shaped FDG accumulation on FDG-PET. Ablated VX2 tumors showed slight hyperintensity on T1-, T2-, and diffusion-weighed images, slight enhancement on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images, and low accumulation on FDG-PET. The ADC value of ablated VX2 tumors (1.52 ± 0.24 × 10−3 mm2/s) was significantly higher than that of untreated tumors (1.09 ± 0.12 × 10−3; p < 0.05). The tumor/muscle ratio of ablated tumors (0.5 ± 0.3) was significantly lower than that of untreated tumors (11.6 ± 3.2; p < 0.05). Histopathological examination confirmed the lack of viable tumor cells in the ablated lesions. The results indicate that both ADC value and FDG-PET are potentially useful markers for monitoring the early effects of RFA.
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Metadaten
Titel
FDG-MicroPET and Diffusion-Weighted MR Image Evaluation of Early Changes After Radiofrequency Ablation in Implanted VX2 Tumors in Rabbits
verfasst von
Tomohiro Ohira
Tomohisa Okuma
Toshiyuki Matsuoka
Yasuhiro Wada
Kenji Nakamura
Yasuyoshi Watanabe
Yuichi Inoue
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2009
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Ausgabe 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-008-9394-5

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