超声造影检查在肾肿瘤射频消融术后疗效评估中的应用价值

目的 探讨实时超声造影(CEUS)检查在肾肿瘤射频消融(RFA)术后疗效评估中的作用.方法 对47例肾肿瘤患者(肾癌40例,肾血管平滑肌脂肪瘤7例)49个病灶行RFA治疗,其中经腹腔镜下RFA 30例,开放手术RFA 17例.术后1周行常规超声及CEUS检查,观察造影剂在动脉相与实质相的灌注情况,评价病灶消融范围,并与增强CT结果比较.影像学上病灶无增强被认为是消融完全. 结果 49个病灶完全消融47个(95.9%).CEUS显示肾消融灶最大径为2.4～10.0 cm,平均(4.6±1.5)cm,其中消融灶大于原病灶者45个、与原病灶相同者3个、小于原病灶者1个.CEUS提示RFA术后原病灶有局部强化6例,其中2例经增强CT证实.以增强CT结果作为诊断标准,CEUS对RFA术后残留灶诊断的敏感性为100.0%,特异性为91.8%.术后平均随访11(4～21)个月,患者均存活. 结论 CEUS检查与CT结合对评价肾肿瘤RFA术后疗效具有实用价值.

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Objective To discuss the utility of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the assessment of treatment efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in patients with renal tumors.Methods Forty-seven patients (40 renal cell carcinomas and 7 angiomyolipomas of kidney) with 49 renal tumors were treated with RFA. Tumors were ablated by laparoscopy-assisted (n= 30) and open surgical (n= 17) RFA. The CEUS and contrast-enhanced CT were performed 1 week after treatment to assess the necrotic area. Technical success was defined as elimination of areas that enhanced at imaging within the entire tumor. Results Forty-seven (95. 9%) of 49 tumors were successfully ablated. The mean length of the major axis at the maximal necrotic area was 4. 6 cm. Compared with the lesions before RFA, the necrotic areas were bigger in 45 patients, identical in 3 patients, and smaller in 1 patient. Six lesions showed a residual enhancement at the portion adjacent to the normal renal parenchyma on follow-up CEUS, while 2 were confirmed by CT scans. The sensitivity and specificity of CEUS for detection of residual tumors were 100. 0% and 91.8%, respectively. All patients survived in the follow-up period ranging from 4 to 21 months. Conclusion CEUS combined with CT could be useful for evaluating treatment efficacy of RFA for renal tumors.

Assessment of treatment efficacy in radiofrequency ablation for renal tumors by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography

Objective To discuss the utility of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the assessment of treatment efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in patients with renal tumors.Methods Forty-seven patients (40 renal cell carcinomas and 7 angiomyolipomas of kidney) with 49 renal tumors were treated with RFA. Tumors were ablated by laparoscopy-assisted (n= 30) and open surgical (n= 17) RFA. The CEUS and contrast-enhanced CT were performed 1 week after treatment to assess the necrotic area. Technical success was defined as elimination of areas that enhanced at imaging within the entire tumor. Results Forty-seven (95. 9%) of 49 tumors were successfully ablated. The mean length of the major axis at the maximal necrotic area was 4. 6 cm. Compared with the lesions before RFA, the necrotic areas were bigger in 45 patients, identical in 3 patients, and smaller in 1 patient. Six lesions showed a residual enhancement at the portion adjacent to the normal renal parenchyma on follow-up CEUS, while 2 were confirmed by CT scans. The sensitivity and specificity of CEUS for detection of residual tumors were 100. 0% and 91.8%, respectively. All patients survived in the follow-up period ranging from 4 to 21 months. Conclusion CEUS combined with CT could be useful for evaluating treatment efficacy of RFA for renal tumors.