2004
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2201
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Analysis of clinical effect of high-intensity focused ultrasound on liver cancer

Abstract: AIM:To evaluate the clinical effect of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the treatment of patients with liver cancer.METHODS: HIFU treatment was performed in 100 patients with liver cancer under general anesthesia and by a targeted ultrasound. Evaluation of efficacy was made on the basis of clinical symptoms, liver function tests, AFP, MRI or CT before and after the treatment. RESULTS:After HIFU treatment, clinical symptoms were relieved in 86.6%(71/82) of patients. The ascites disappeared in 6 patie… Show more

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“…Forty-four studies reported on the clinical use of HIFU (7,(10)(11)(12)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33) to treat liver lesions , while 19 series were found on HIFU treatment for pancreatic cancers (6,(56)(57)(58)(59)(60)(61)(62)(63)(64)(65)(66)(67)(68)(69)(70)(71)(72)(73) and 4 studies included patients suffering from both liver and pancreatic cancers (74)(75)(76)(77), reporting on a total of 1,682 and 823 cases for the liver and pancreas, respectively. However, the real number of patients who benefited from HIFU treatment is much larger, since a recent review article from Zhou reported on over 3,000 cases of advanced pancreatic cancer treated with HIFU alone or in combination with chemotherapy (CHT) or radiotherapy (RT) (78).…”
Section: Study Selection and Level Of Evidencementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Forty-four studies reported on the clinical use of HIFU (7,(10)(11)(12)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33) to treat liver lesions , while 19 series were found on HIFU treatment for pancreatic cancers (6,(56)(57)(58)(59)(60)(61)(62)(63)(64)(65)(66)(67)(68)(69)(70)(71)(72)(73) and 4 studies included patients suffering from both liver and pancreatic cancers (74)(75)(76)(77), reporting on a total of 1,682 and 823 cases for the liver and pancreas, respectively. However, the real number of patients who benefited from HIFU treatment is much larger, since a recent review article from Zhou reported on over 3,000 cases of advanced pancreatic cancer treated with HIFU alone or in combination with chemotherapy (CHT) or radiotherapy (RT) (78).…”
Section: Study Selection and Level Of Evidencementioning
confidence: 99%
“…HIFU ablation has also been used for symptom palliation in patients with advanced-stage liver cancer. Li et al [10] reported a series of 100 patients with liver cancer who were treated with HIFU, including 62 patients with primary liver cancer and 38 with metastatic liver cancer. Following treatment, symptoms (such as pain and lethargy) were relieved in 87% of the patients.…”
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“…HIFU is an effective treatment for many types of malignant tumor, 5,10,24,25 especially for superficial tumors with poor blood supply. Because ultrasound resistance and absorption are relatively small for these superficial tumors, energy is more easily focused and thus HIFU provides a particularly great outcome for tumor ablation.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The tumor therapy system (model JC; Chongqing Haifu Technology, Chongqing, China) used in this study is guided by means of real-time ultrasonographic imaging and has been described in detail previously. 4,10 Focused ultrasound is produced by a 12 cm diameter piezoelectric ceramic (lead zirconate titanate) transducer of 135 mm focal length operating at a frequency of 0.8 MHz (continuous wave). The focal region is an ellipsoid with dimensions of 3.3 mm along the beam axis and 1.1 mm in the transverse direction.…”
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confidence: 99%
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