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Intra-procedural bronchial artery embolization planning: the usefulness of cone-beam CT
Background Bronchial artery embolization (BAE) can be a challenging intervention due to variations of the vascular anatomy. Purpose To evaluate the utility of C-arm cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for BAE in patients with hemoptysis and indefinite bronchial artery (BA) anatomy on pre-interventi...
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Published in: | Acta radiologica (1987) 2019-11, Vol.60 (11), p.1438-1444 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Background
Bronchial artery embolization (BAE) can be a challenging intervention due to variations of the vascular anatomy.
Purpose
To evaluate the utility of C-arm cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for BAE in patients with hemoptysis and indefinite bronchial artery (BA) anatomy on pre-interventional CT imaging.
Material and Methods
From November 2016 to July 2017, 17 patients (mean age = 64.3 ± 14.7 years) with hemoptysis underwent BAE including pre-interventional CT, aortography, and CBCT during the procedure. CBCT, angiography, and CT were independently evaluated by readers A and B (with one and three years of experience in interventional radiology) with regard to number and origin of detected BA, image quality, and diagnostic confidence for BA detection (using a Likert scale). Consensus reading by two experienced interventional radiologists served as gold standard (GS). Seventeen consecutive patients who underwent BAE before the installation of the CBCT in October 2016 served as control group. Spearman rank correlation and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were conducted.
Results
Both readers showed a statistically significant increase in diagnostic confidence for CBCT compared to pre-procedural CT (A: P = 0.003; B: P = 0.03) and for CBCT compared to aortography (A+B: P |
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ISSN: | 0284-1851 1600-0455 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0284185119837931 |