Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2020, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (1): 90-93.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2020.01.025

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Detection of tumor foci blood supply by SMI, CDFI and enhanced CT in patients with primary liver cancer after TACE

Chen Liang, Duan Haifeng, Yu Hongxing   

  1. Department of Radiology,Central Hospital,Hanzhong 723000,Shaanxi Province,China
  • Received:2019-08-20 Online:2020-01-10 Published:2020-01-14

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy ofultramicro-angiography (SMI), color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) and enhanced computed tomography (CT) in detecting tumor blood supply in patients with primary liver cancer (PLC) after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). Methods 135 patients with PLC were admitted to our hospital between April 2016 and April 2019, and all patients underwent TACE and received SMI,CDFI and enhanced CT scan 30 days after operation. Results The detection rates of tumor blood supply by SMI and CDFI were 54.2% and 25.0%, respectively, both significantly lower than 84.5% by enhanced CT (P < 0.05); for lesions with diameter < 2.0 cm, the tumor blood supply detection rate by SMI and CDFI were28.1% and 0.0%, respectively, both significantly lower than 73.7% by enhanced CT (P< 0.05), and for lesions with diameter ≥2.0 cm, the detection rate of tumor blood supply by SMI and CDFI were 67.6% and 37.8%, respectively, both significantly lower than 90.1% by enhanced CT(P<0.05). Conclusion The application of enhanced CT scan in evaluating tumor blood supply after TACE in patients with PLC might be useful in clinical practice, and SMI and CDFI are simple, convenient and economical.

Key words: Hepatoma, Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, Computed tomography, Color doppler flow imaging, Superb micro-vascular imaging, Blood supply