2019
Comparing HCC arterial tumour vascularisation on baseline imaging and after lipiodol cTACE: how do estimations of enhancing tumour volumes differ on contrast-enhanced MR and CT?
Luedemann WM, Geisel D, Gebauer B, Schnapauff D, Chapiro J, Wieners G, Steffen I, Kahn J. Comparing HCC arterial tumour vascularisation on baseline imaging and after lipiodol cTACE: how do estimations of enhancing tumour volumes differ on contrast-enhanced MR and CT? European Radiology 2019, 30: 1601-1608. PMID: 31811428, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06430-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipiodol depositionNative CT scansTumor volumeTumour vascularisationTechnical successHCC patientsCE-CTCT scanDifferent imaging modalitiesImaging modalitiesContrast-enhanced CTContrast-enhanced MRPearson correlation coefficientBaseline imagingSubgroup analysisRespective regression coefficientsCT groupLinear regression analysisCE-MRICE-MRVascularisationCTContrast phasesPatientsCTACE
2017
Diagnostic Accuracy of Split-Bolus Single-Phase Contrast-Enhanced Cone-Beam CT for the Detection of Liver Tumors before Transarterial Chemoembolization
Jonczyk M, Chapiro J, Collettini F, Geisel D, Schnapauff D, Streitparth F, Schmidt T, Hamm B, Gebauer B, Wieners G. Diagnostic Accuracy of Split-Bolus Single-Phase Contrast-Enhanced Cone-Beam CT for the Detection of Liver Tumors before Transarterial Chemoembolization. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2017, 28: 1378-1385. PMID: 28747271, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2017.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaMR imagingCone-beam CTContrast injectionSingle-center studyContrast-enhanced MR imagingHypervascularized tumorsMore tumorsLiver tumorsHCC tumorsPhase MR imagingHepatobiliary phase MRIntraindividual comparisonTumorsChemoembolizationDiagnostic accuracyCTArterial phase MR imagingStatistical differenceWilcoxon testIndependent readersCone-beam CT imagesPatientsBetter tumor detection
2015
Feasibility of a Modified Cone-Beam CT Rotation Trajectory to Improve Liver Periphery Visualization during Transarterial Chemoembolization.
Schernthaner RE, Chapiro J, Sahu S, Withagen P, Duran R, Sohn JH, Radaelli A, van der Bom IM, Geschwind JF, Lin M. Feasibility of a Modified Cone-Beam CT Rotation Trajectory to Improve Liver Periphery Visualization during Transarterial Chemoembolization. Radiology 2015, 277: 833-41. PMID: 26000642, PMCID: PMC4654716, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2015142821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCone-beam CTTransarterial chemoembolizationLiver volumeRadiation exposureInstitutional review board-approved studyPeripheral hepatic tumorsSecondary liver cancerCT radiation exposureCone beam CT examinationsBoard-approved studyTumor detectabilityRadiation exposure reductionHepatic tumorsCT examinationsLiver cancerCT protocolPatientsCone beamMagnetic resonance imagesCT indicesC-arm rotatesCTTumorsExposure reductionRank test