Single-Injection Dual-Phase Cone-Beam CT Is Better than Split-Bolus Single-Phase Cone-Beam CT for Liver Catheter-Based Procedures

We read with great interest the recent article by Jonczyk et  al entitled “Diagnostic Accuracy of Split-Bolus Single-Phase Contrast-Enhanced Cone-Beam CT for the Detection of Liver Tumors before Transarterial Chemoembolization” (1). This retrospective single-center study showed how the use of cone-beam computed tomography (CT) as guidance for chemoemboli zation procedures led to 28.7% increased visualization of occult hypervascular nodules (121 vs 94 nodules compared with arterial phase magnetic resonance [MR] imaging) and roughly equal hypervascular nodule visualization rate compared with hepatobiliary phase MR imaging.
Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research