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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2015; 21(2): 517-524
Published online Jan 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i2.517
Published online Jan 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i2.517
Assessment of liver ablation using cone beam computed tomography
Mohamed Abdel-Rehim, Maxime Ronot, Annie Sibert, Valérie Vilgrain, Department of Radiology, APHP, University Hospitals Paris Nord Val de Seine, 92110 Clichy, France
Maxime Ronot, Valérie Vilgrain, University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75012 Paris, France
Maxime Ronot, Valérie Vilgrain, INSERM U1149, Centre de Recherche Biomédicale Bichat-Beaujon, CRB3, 75018 Paris, France
Author contributions: Abdel-Rehim M and Ronot M contributed equally to this work; Abdel-Rehim M, Ronot M and Vilgrain V designed the research; Abdel-Rehim M, Ronot M and Sibert A acquired the data; Ronot M and Vilgrain V analyzed the data; and all authors wrote the paper.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Maxime Ronot, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, APHP, University Hospitals Paris Nord Val de Seine, Beaujon, 100 bd du Général Leclerc, 92110 Clichy, France. maxime.ronot@bjn.aphp.fr
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Received: April 30, 2014
Peer-review started: May 2, 2014
First decision: June 10, 2014
Revised: August 4, 2014
Accepted: October 15, 2014
Article in press: October 15, 2014
Published online: January 14, 2015
Peer-review started: May 2, 2014
First decision: June 10, 2014
Revised: August 4, 2014
Accepted: October 15, 2014
Article in press: October 15, 2014
Published online: January 14, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Immediate intravenous contrast-enhanced cone beam computed tomography after percutaneous tumor ablation of the liver provides early assessment of the ablation zone and may provide the same information as multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) performed 1-2 mo after ablation. This is particularly interesting for centers that do not have MDCT in interventional rooms.