Chemosaturation Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion (CS-PHP) with Melphalan: Evaluation of 2D-Perfusion Angiography (2D-PA) for Leakage Detection of the Venous Double-Balloon Catheter

Cornelia L.A. Dewald, Timo C. Meine, Hinrich M.B. Winther, Roman Kloeckner, Sabine K. Maschke, Martha M. Kirstein, Arndt Vogel, Frank K. Wacker, Bernhard C. Meyer, Julius Renne, Jan B. Hinrichs*

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of 2D-perfusion angiography (2D-PA) for detecting leakage of the double-balloon catheter used for chemosaturation percutaneous hepatic perfusion (CS-PHP). Materials and Methods: Overall, 112 CS-PHP (09/2015-09/2018) in 52 patients were retrospectively screened for leakage alongside the double-balloon catheter on standard venograms. Finally, 18 procedures with visually detected leakage were included. Fifteen consecutive procedures without leakage served as control. To evaluate 2D-PA for leakage detection, the acquired digital subtraction venograms were post-processed. For each balloon, two different target ROIs were evaluated to assess a possible impact of localization and shape of the ROIs. Time to peak (TTP), peak density (PD), area under the curve (AUC), and ratios of target ROI/reference ROIs (PDtROI/PDREF; AUCtROI/AUCREF; and TTPtROI/TTPREF) were calculated. Results: Leakages were located as follows: 15/18 cranial and 3/18 caudal. At the cranial balloon both ROIs showed a significant decrease in PDtROI/PDREF and AUCtROI/AUCREF (ROI1: p < 0.0001; p < 0.0001; ROI2: p < 0.0001; p < 0.0001) and a significant increase in TTPtROI/TTPREF (ROI1: p = 0.0009; ROI2: p = 0.0003) after double-balloon correction. Following balloon adjustment, the 2D-PA ratios (PD and AUC) of the tested ROIs differed significantly (p < 0.05). The inter-individual comparison of the 2D-PA parameters of the group with leakage before balloon correction and the non-leakage group showed significantly different 2D-PA values for the cranial balloon in both ROIs (p < 0.05). No significant differences were found for the caudal balloon. Conclusion: 2D-PA provides a feasible tool for detecting leakages alongside the cranial portion of the double-balloon catheter used in CS-PHP. The shape and position of the ROIs used to assess perfusion and flow have an impact on the measurements.

Original languageEnglish
JournalCardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume42
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)1441-1448
Number of pages8
ISSN0174-1551
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15.10.2019

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