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Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology 5/2019

01-05-2019 | Ultrasound | Review

Fusion Imaging and Virtual Navigation to Guide Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Review of the Literature

Authors: Marco Calandri, Giovanni Mauri, Steven Yevich, Carlo Gazzera, Domenico Basile, Marco Gatti, Andrea Veltri, Paolo Fonio

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 5/2019

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Abstract

As medical imaging advancements have improved the detectability of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in early stages, the approach to percutaneous thermal ablation for curative treatment has concomitantly advanced. Although many centers are adopting cross-sectional imaging to guide percutaneous ablation, the majority of procedures are still performed under ultrasound (US) guidance worldwide. Challenges to ultrasound guidance may present due to relatively poor resolution particularly with small or isoechoic lesions, or due to intervening structures such as the bowel or diaphragm that obstruct lesional visualization. Fusion imaging (FI) systems have been employed to address these challenges. By merging or synchronizing the real-time images from US with a previously obtained cross-sectional study, FI mitigates the inherent limitations of each individual imaging modality and expands procedural feasibility and technical outcomes. This manuscript reviews the current literature on the use of FI during percutaneous thermal ablation of HCC.
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Metadata
Title
Fusion Imaging and Virtual Navigation to Guide Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Review of the Literature
Authors
Marco Calandri
Giovanni Mauri
Steven Yevich
Carlo Gazzera
Domenico Basile
Marco Gatti
Andrea Veltri
Paolo Fonio
Publication date
01-05-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-019-02167-z

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