Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · May 2005
Case ReportsSuccessful endovascular treatment of a left common carotid artery aneurysm following failed surgery of a right common carotid artery aneurysm.
Aneurysm of the common carotid artery is a rare and serious disease requiring prompt treatment in order to avoid neurologic complications. A 39-year-old man presented with voice impairment and a pulsatile mass at the right side of his neck and was found by color Doppler examination to have bilateral common carotid artery aneurysms of unknown origin. ⋯ Color Doppler examination showed a patent stent and no filling of the aneurysm on his first and sixth-month follow-up. Bilateral common carotid artery aneurysm is an exceptionally unusual condition and endovascular treatment of carotid artery aneurysms with covered stents may become an effective treatment alternative for these lesions.
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · May 2005
Comparative StudyEx vivo experiment of saline-enhanced hepatic bipolar radiofrequency ablation with a perfused needle electrode: comparison with conventional monopolar and simultaneous monopolar modes.
The purpose of this study was to validate the saline-enhanced bipolar radiofrequency ablation (RFA) technique using a perfused electrode to increase RF-created coagulation necrosis, to compare that technique with monopolar RFAs and to find appropriate concentrations and volumes of perfused NaCl solution for the bipolar RFA. A total of 90 ablations were performed in explanted bovine livers. In the initial experiments to determine appropriate conditions for bipolar RFA, we created five thermal ablation zones in each condition, with instillations of varied concentrations (0.9-36%) or injection rates (30 mL/hr-120 mL/hr) of NaCl solution. ⋯ In addition, the bipolar RFA (group E) treated for 20 min showed a larger value of the short-axis diameter than did the conventional or simultaneous monopolar modes (P < 0.05), and bipolar RFA (group D) treated for 10 min, showed similar results with conventional monopolar modes treated for 20 min (P > 0.05): 31.0 +/- 5.4 mm (group A); 28.8 +/- 3.8 mm (group B); 25.5 +/- 6.4 mm (group C); 32.6 +/- 4.2 mm (group D); 49.4 +/- 5.0 mm (group E). Bipolar RFA with instillation of 6% NaCl solution through an open perfusion system demonstrates better efficacy in creating a larger ablation zone than does conventional or simultaneous monopolar modes at the various times examined. Therefore, hypertonic saline-enhanced bipolar RFA seems to be a promising approach for treating larger liver tumors.
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · May 2005
Anatomic relationship of the internal jugular vein and the common carotid artery applied to percutaneous transjugular procedures.
To demonstrate the anatomic relationship of the internal jugular vein (IJV) with the common carotid artery (CCA) in order to avoid inadvertent puncture of the CCA during percutaneous central venous access or transjugular interventional procedures. ⋯ Knowledge of the IJV anatomy and relationship to the CCA is important information for the operator performing an IJV puncture, to potentially reduce the chance of laceration of the CCA and avoid placement of a large catheter within a critical artery, even when ultrasound guidance is used.
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · May 2005
Radiofrequency ablated lesion in the normal porcine lung: long-term follow-up with MRI and pathology.
To evaluate the effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in reflecting histopathologic changes after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to the lung and to assess accurately the extent of tissue necrosis for evaluating untreated lesions. ⋯ MRI effectively visualized the histopathologic changes after RFA and accurately determined the extent of the necrotic lesion. MRI is potentially a useful modality for evaluating therapeutic efficacy after RFA to the lung.