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In Vitro Bovine Liver Experiment of Cisplatin-Infused and Normal Saline-Infused Radiofrequency Ablation with an Internally Cooled Perfusion Electrode

  • Myung Sub Kim
  • Hyun Pyo HongEmail author
  • Kyungmin Park
  • Kyung A. Kang
  • Sung Ryol Lee
Laboratory Investigation
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Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate the efficacy of cisplatin-infused and normal saline-infused radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with internally cooled perfusion (ICP) electrode.

Materials and Methods

Using a 200 W generator, thirty ablation zones were created and divided into three groups of 10 each as follows: group A, RFA alone with 16 gauge monopolar internally cooled (IC) electrode; group B, cisplatin-infused RFA with 16 gauge ICP electrode; and group C, normal saline-infused RFA with 16 gauge ICP electrode. Radiofrequency was applied to the explanted bovine liver for 12 min. During RFA, cisplatin and normal saline were injected into tissue at a rate of 0.5 mL/min through the ICP electrode by injection pump. Dimensions of the ablation zone and technical parameters were compared between the three groups.

Result

In the cisplatin-infused RFA group, the ablation zone size was significantly larger than that of the RFA-alone group but significantly smaller than normal saline-infused RFA group. The width of longitudinal section and volume were 3.39 ± 0.22 cm2 and 26.55 ± 4.62 cm3 in RFA-alone group, 3.88 ± 0.32 cm2 and 36.45 ± 5.46 cm3 in cisplatin-infused RFA group, and 4.52 ± 0.50 cm2 and 49.44 ± 7.55 cm3 in normal saline-infused RFA group, respectively (p < 0.05 between any two groups). The mean impedance in group A, B, and C were 60.0 ± 7.2, 50.3 ± 2.5, and 40.3 ± 4.0 Ω, respectively (p < 0.05 between any two groups).

Conclusion

Cisplatin-infused RFA with ICP electrode created the larger size of ablation zone than that of monopolar RFA with an IC electrode, but created the smaller size of ablation zone than that of normal saline-infused RFA.

Keywords

Liver Interventional procedures Radiofrequency ablation Experimental study 
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Notes

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Radiology, Kangbuk Samsung HospitalSungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
  2. 2.Department of Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung HospitalSungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea

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