2018
Dynamic contrast enhanced perfusion CT imaging: A diagnostic biomarker tool for survival prediction of tumour response to antiangiogenetic treatment in patients with advanced HCC lesions
Ippolito D, Querques G, Okolicsanyi S, Franzesi C, Pecorelli A, Lombardi S, Orsini E, Strazzabosco M, Sironi S. Dynamic contrast enhanced perfusion CT imaging: A diagnostic biomarker tool for survival prediction of tumour response to antiangiogenetic treatment in patients with advanced HCC lesions. European Journal Of Radiology 2018, 106: 62-68. PMID: 30150052, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2018.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaAnti-angiogenic therapyPerfusion CT imagingHepatocellular carcinomaPerfusion parametersProgressor groupSurvival rateNon-progressor groupOverall survival rateKaplan-Meier analysisAssessment of responseAntiangiogenetic treatmentCirrhotic patientsSorafenib administrationPrognostic indicatorTumor responseTarget lesionsHCC lesionsIndividualized treatmentTumor neoangiogenesisPatientsOverall populationHigher survival rateCT imagingSurvival prediction
2017
Diagnostic value of dynamic contrast-enhanced CT with perfusion imaging in the quantitative assessment of tumor response to sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A feasibility study
Ippolito D, Querques G, Okolicsanyi S, Franzesi CT, Strazzabosco M, Sironi S. Diagnostic value of dynamic contrast-enhanced CT with perfusion imaging in the quantitative assessment of tumor response to sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A feasibility study. European Journal Of Radiology 2017, 90: 34-41. PMID: 28583645, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic perfusion indexAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaArterial perfusionHepatic perfusionHepatocellular carcinomaTarget lesionsHCC lesionsBlood volumeCirrhotic parenchymaPerfusion valuesTarget liver lesionsFollow-up scanSelection of patientsNon-responder groupDynamic contrast-enhanced CTContrast-enhanced CTAnti-angiogenic therapyPerfusion CT measurementsDedicated perfusion softwareStable diseaseSorafenib administrationPartial responseComplete responsePortal perfusionHemodynamic changes