The Role of Diffusion Weighted MR Imaging in Assessment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Radiofrequency Ablation | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 6, Volume 68, Issue 3, July 2017, Pages 1339-1341 PDF (290.37 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.12816/0039671 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Mostafa Mohamed1; Amir Louis Louka1; Akeel Faisal Ghazee2 | ||
| 1Department of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University | ||
| 2Department of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University ABSTRACT | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver malignancy. Surgical resection and local ablative therapies represent the most frequent first lines therapies adopted when liver transplantation cannot be offered. Aim of the work: was to evaluate the feasibility of DWI and the corresponding ADC values to detect tumor response after radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Materials and methods: MR examinations were done for 20 HCC patients post-RFA. Pre and postgadolinium enhanced images as well as DW sequences were performed. ADC values of ablation zones and liver parenchyma were assessed. ADC values of ablation zones and adjacent signal alterations identified in DWI were analyzed. Results: Residual or recurrent lesions were detected in 4 patients (20%). The mean ADC value of ablated zones differed significantly from that of normal liver parenchyma. The corresponding ADC values were significantly lower in patients with residual lesion than in patients without residual lesion. Conclusion: It could be concluded thatDWI is a feasible follow-up tool for postablation liver contributing in detection of residual lesion. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| MR; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Radiofrequency ablation | ||
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