Application of contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography in the decision-making about hepatocellular carcinoma operation.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the detection and differentiation ability of contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography (CE-IOUS) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) operations.


METHODS
Clinical data of 50 HCC patients were retrospective analyzed. The sensitivity, specificity, false negative and false positive rates of contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI), IOUS and CE-IOUS were calculated and compared. Surgical strategy changes due to CE-IOUS were analyzed.


RESULTS
Lesions detected by CE-MRI, IOUS and CE-IOUS were 60, 97 and 85 respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, false negative rate, false positive rate of CE-MRI were 98.2%, 98.6%, 98.6%, 60.0%, respectively; for IOUS were 50.0%, 90.9%, 1.8%, 1.4%, respectively; and for CE-IOUS were 1.4%, 40.0%, 50.0%, 9.1%, respectively. The operation strategy of 9 (9/50, 18.0%) cases was changed according to the results of CE-IOUS.


CONCLUSIONS
Compared with CE-MRI, CE-IOUS performs better in detection and differentiation of small metastasis and regenerative nodules. It plays an important role in the decision-making of HCC operation.
Wu
Hong
H
Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
Lu
Qiang
Q
Luo
Yan
Y
He
Xian-Lu
XL
Zeng
Yong
Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003657:Decision Making; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010743:Phospholipids; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D055815:Young Adult
D010743:Phospholipids; C420843:contrast agent BR1; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride