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Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical capability of three-dimensional (3D) perfusion imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by performing dynamic scanning using a 256-slice multidetector-row CT (MDCT) scanner.
Materials and methods: Two patients with HCC were examined in this study. They were scheduled to undergo transcatheter arterial infusion therapy using an arterial infusion reservoir system. The CT system used was a newly developed prototype scanner of 256-slice MDCT. Dynamic CT scanning was performed with intraarterial injection via the reservoir route, and perfusion analysis was done based on the 3D data.
Results: The blood flow volume per unit volume in the tumors was significantly increased compared with that in normal hepatic parenchyma. Using a 3D workstation, 3D perfusion images could be displayed by fusing CT images with perfusion images about blood flow volume.
Conclusion: Three-dimensional perfusion images, which enable 3D evaluation of perfusion in HCCs, can be generated using 256-slice MDCT.