Application of CEUS in the Selection of Indications of Hepatic Malignancies treated with Microwave Ablation

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of CEUS in making treatment protocols for hepatic malignancies before microwave ablation.Methods One hundred and sixteen patients with 130 hepatic malignancies before treatment underwent conventional gray-scale ultrasonography and CEUS examination.Results There were 51 lesions(39.2%,51/130) shown larger size on CEUS than that on conventional gray-scale ultrasonography.Besides 130 lesions on conventional ultrasonoghrphy,additional nine lesions missed on gray-scale conventional ultrasonography were detected by CEUS.Feeding vessels were detected in 33 lesions(25.3%,33/130) with CEUS.According to the indications of hepatic malignancies for microwave ablation,111 patients with 123 lesions received microwave ablation therapy totally.Conclusion CEUS provides more important information on the characters,size,number and feeding vessels of hepatic malignancies before microwave ablation.It helps choosing proper indications and designing the treatment protocols.