Developing an interstitial ultrasound applicator for thermal ablation in liver: results of animal experiments

Autor: Michel Rivoire, Jean-Yves Chapelon, Cedric Goldenstedt, François Mithieux, Christian Paquet, Belhassen Seket, Cyril Lafon, Dominique Cathignol, Jean-Yves Scoazec
Přispěvatelé: Applications des ultrasons à la thérapie, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre de Recherche et d'Application en Traitement de l'Image et du Signal (CREATIS), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-École Supérieure Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Journal of Surgical Research
Journal of Surgical Research, Elsevier, 2007, 142 (1), pp.81-9. ⟨10.1016/j.jss.2006.10.025⟩
ISSN: 0022-4804
1095-8673
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.10.025⟩
Popis: International audience; BACKGROUND: In this project, an interstitial ultrasound applicator was developed for the treatment of primary and secondary cancers of the liver. Experiments on animals were used to check the destructive capabilities of this probe within the hepatic parenchyma of the pig in vivo, with a study of the physical parameters of the ultrasound treatment. In parallel, the possibility of visualizing the lesions induced by means of ultrasound imaging was also studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirteen pigs were used in this project, which had received the prior approval of the ethics committee of Lyon Veterinary School. Ultrasound lesions were performed by varying the physical parameters of the treatment (acoustic intensity and shot time) with the aim of obtaining larger and larger areas of destruction. An operative device was developed to ensure precision in treatments. Two types of lesions were performed: elementary lesions corresponding to single shots at 40 degrees to 50 degrees rotation intervals, and cylindrical lesions obtained by a continuous rotary deployment of the probe. The effect of hepatic pedicle clamping on the size of ultrasound lesions was studied. The aspect and dimension of the lesions were analyzed by means of operative ultrasound imaging and macroscopic examination. Histological analysis showed the impact of the treatment on the hepatic parenchyma. RESULTS: This work made it possible to study the elementary ultrasound lesions produced by our probe. Seventy elementary ultrasound lesions were analyzed. Treatments could be performed on all pigs without any difficulty. There were no operative incidents. The ultrasound-induced elementary lesions showed complete necrosis, with lesion length of up to 37 mm obtained without resort to pedicle clamping; this must be considered as a radius of the final lesion obtained over a complete rotary deployment (360 degrees ), then a diameter of 7 cm of thermal ablation can theoretically be obtained. The effect of pedicle clamping was studied and showed improvement of the lesion length. Results of continuous rotary deployment of the probe were encouraging. Operative ultrasound imaging proved to be a simple tool for directing and positioning the applicator in the target zone on the one hand and which, on the other hand, enabled accurate, real-time visualization of the ultrasound lesions. On histological analysis, the ultrasound-induced necrosis was complete and well defined. CONCLUSION: This work shows that it is feasible to treat cancers of the liver using interstitial ultrasound probe. Thermal damage obtained on the hepatic parenchyma of pigs in vivo is complete and can be monitored using simple diagnostic ultrasound. The ultrasound parameters can be adapted to obtain destruction of variable size.
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