Estimated effective dose of CT-guided percutaneous cryoablation of liver tumors.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2012
Abstract
PURPOSE: To estimate effective dose during CT-guided cryoablation of liver tumors, and to assess which procedural factors contribute most to dose.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our institutional review board approved this retrospective, HIPAA-compliant study. A total of 20 CT-guided percutaneous liver tumor cryoablation procedures were performed in 18 patients. Effective dose was determined by multiplying the dose length product for each CT scan obtained during the procedure by a conversion factor (0.015mSv/mGy-cm), and calculating the sum for each phase of the procedure: planning, targeting, monitoring, and post-ablation survey. Effective dose of each phase was compared using a repeated measures analysis. Using Spearman correlation coefficients, effective doses were correlated with procedural factors including number of scans, ratio of targeting distance to tumor size, anesthesia type, number of applicators, performance of ancillary procedures (hydrodissection and biopsy), and use of CT fluoroscopy.
RESULTS: Effective dose per procedure was 72±18mSv. The effective dose of targeting (37.5±12.5mSv) was the largest component compared to the effective dose of the planning phase (4.8±2.2mSv), the monitoring phase (25.5±6.8mSv), and the post-ablation survey (4.1±1.9mSv) phase (p
CONCLUSIONS: The effective dose of CT-guided percutaneous cryoablation of liver tumors can be substantial. Reducing the number of scans during the procedure is likely to have the greatest effect on lowering dose.
Volume
81
Issue
8
First Page
1702
Last Page
1706
ISSN
1872-7727
Published In/Presented At
Park, B. K., Morrison, P. R., Tatli, S., Govindarajulu, U., Tuncali, K., Judy, P., Shyn, P. B., & Silverman, S. G. (2012). Estimated effective dose of CT-guided percutaneous cryoablation of liver tumors. European journal of radiology, 81(8), 1702–1706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.04.067
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
21645981
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article