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The semi-erect position for better visualization of subphrenic hepatocellular carcinoma during ultrasonography examinations
Ultrasonography ; : 274-280, 2021.
Article in English | WPRIM (Western Pacific) | ID: wpr-919491
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ABSTRACT
Purpose@#This study investigated which body position is more useful for visualizing subphrenic hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) during ultrasonography (US) examinations. @*Methods@#This prospective study was approved by the institutional review board and written informed consent was obtained from all patients. Twenty consecutive patients with a single subphrenic HCC (treatment-naïve, 1 to 3 cm) underwent a US examination for planning radiofrequency ablation. The examinations were done by one of three radiologists and the patients were examined in four different body positions-supine, right posterior oblique (RPO), left lateral decubitus (LLD), and semi-erect-by being positioned on a tilted table. The visibility of the index tumor was prospectively assessed using a 4-point scale. Needle insertion was considered to be technically feasible if the visibility score was lower than 2. The visibility score and technical feasibility were compared using the Wilcoxon signed rank test and the McNemar test, respectively, for pairwise comparisons between different body positions. @*Results@#The visibility score was significantly lower in the semi-erect position (median, 2; interquartile range, 1 to 2.75) than in the supine (3, 2 to 4), RPO (3, 2 to 4), and LLD (4, 3.25 to 4) positions (P=0.007, P=0.005, and P=0.001, respectively). The technical feasibility of needle insertion was also significantly higher in the semi-erect position (75%, 15/20) than in the supine (45%, 9/45), RPO (35%, 7/20), and LLD (20%, 4/20) positions (P=0.031, P=0.021, and P=0.001, respectively). @*Conclusion@#The semi-erect position is more useful for the visualization of subphrenic HCCs than the supine, RPO, or LLD positions.
Full text: Available Database: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Observational study Language: English Journal: Ultrasonography Year: 2021 Document type: Article
Full text: Available Database: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Observational study Language: English Journal: Ultrasonography Year: 2021 Document type: Article
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