Impact of focused ultrasound on the ethanol ablation of VX2 liver tumours in rabbits

ConclusionThe combination of EA and FUS could effectively increase the liver ablation volume and induce more complete tumour necrosis.Key Points•This study demonstrated a novel method for enhancing ethanol ablation and elucidated its potential to enhance percutaneous ethanol ablation (PEA) in a simple non-invasive way.•Ethanol excited by focused ultrasound (FUS) exposure tended to accumulate at the injection site, which could prevent ethanol from being washed out by the bloodstream.•The combination of EA and FUS could effectively increase the liver ablation volume and induce more complete tumour necrosis.

Source: European Radiology - June 11, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: research