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Liver tumor F-18 FDG-PET before and immediately after microwave ablation enables imaging and quantification of tumor tissue contraction.

Abstract：

PURPOSE:Poor liver tumor visibility after microwave ablation (MWA) limits direct tumor ablation margin assessments using contrast-enhanced CT or ultrasound (US). Positron emission tomography (PET) or PET/CT may offer improved intraprocedural assessment of liver tumor ablation margins versus current imaging techniques, as 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG)-avid tumors remain visible on PET immediately following ablation. The purpose of this study was to assess intraprocedural 18F-FDG PET scans before and immediately after PET/CT-guided MWA for visualization and quantification of metabolic liver tumor tissue contraction resulting from MWA. METHODS:This retrospective study, conducted at a large academic medical center after Institutional Review Board approval, included 36 patients (20 men; mean age 63 [range 37-85]) who underwent PET/CT-guided MWA of 42 18F-FDG-avid liver tumors from May 2013 to March 2018. Tumor metabolic diameters (short/long axes) were measured for each tumor on pre- and post-ablation PET images. Tumor metabolic volumes were calculated using tumor diameter measurements and compared with automated volumes using an SUV threshold algorithm. A two-tailed paired t test was used for the analyses. RESULTS:Comparing intraprocedural pre- and post-ablation PET images, mean metabolic tumor short- and long-axis diameters decreased from 21.4 to 14.9 mm [- 29%, p < 0.001, standard deviation (SD) 18%] and from 24.0 to 18.0 mm (- 24%, p < 0.001, SD 16%), respectively. The mean calculated tumor metabolic volume decreased from 10.5 to 4.6 mm3 (- 55%, p < 0.001, SD 26%). The mean automated tumor metabolic volume decreased from 10.6 to 5.8 mm3 (- 45%, p < 0.001, SD 30%). CONCLUSION:Intraprocedural PET images of 18F-FDG-avid liver tumors allow visualization and quantification of MWA-induced metabolic tumor tissue contraction during 18F-FDG PET/CT-guided procedures. The ability to visualize contracted tumor immediately post-MWA may facilitate emerging intraprocedural PET and PET/CT imaging techniques that address a clinical gap in directly assessing the ablation margin.

journal_name

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging

journal_title

European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors

Yan Z,Khorasani R,Levesque VM,Gerbaudo VH,Shyn PB

doi

10.1007/s00259-020-05104-2

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-11-11 00:00:00

eissn

1619-7070

issn

1619-7089

pii

10.1007/s00259-020-05104-2

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Liver tumor F-18 FDG-PET before and immediately after microwave ablation enables imaging and quantification of tumor tissue contraction.