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Lu C, Yang A, Xia F, Liu G, Zhao H, Zhang W, Li Y, Liu J, Ma G, Xia H. Liquid metal injected from interstitial channels for inhibiting subcutaneous hepatoma growth and improving MRI/MAT image contrast. Front Oncol 2022; 12:1019592. [PMID: 36479081 PMCID: PMC9720740 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1019592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 08/14/2023] Open
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Objective Liquid metal (LM) nowadays is considered a new biomedical material for medical treatment. The most common application of LM in medical therapy is taking LM as a carrier for oncology therapeutics. However, the feasibility and direct effect of LM in tumor treatment are still unknown, and how to delineate the negative resection margin (NRM) of the tumor is also a crucial problem in surgery. We aimed to inject LM into interstitial channels of extremities of mice to overlay the surface of the primary tumor to investigate the effect of LM on inhibiting tumor growth and highlight the NRM of the tumor. Methods In this study, all 50 BALB/c-nude female mice were used to construct the transplanted HepG2-type hepatocellular carcinoma model. One week after the establishment of the model, the mice were divided into three groups, named LM group, PBS group and Control group by injecting different liquid materials into the forelimb interstitial channel of the mice. T2WI image on MRI and Magneto-acoustic tomography (MAT) were used to show the distribution of LM and PBS in vivo. The group comparisons of tumor growth and blood tests were evaluated by one-way ANOVA and post-hoc analysis. And the biocompatibility of LM to BALB/c nude mice was evaluated by histopathological analysis of LM group and control group. Results The volume change ratio of tumor was significantly lower in LM group than in PBS and Control group after 10 days of grouping. Compared with PBS and Control group, the main indexes of blood tests in LM group were significantly lower and close to normal level. In addition, the distribution of LM in vivo could be clearly observed under T2WI anatomic images and the crossprofile of the tumor in MAT. LM also has a obvious contrast in MRI T2WI and enhanced the amplitude of imaging signal in MAT. Conclusion LM may inhibit the growth of transplanted hepatoma tumor through tumor encapsulation. In vivo, tumor imaging and LM distribution imaging were achieved by MRI T2WI, which verified that LM injected with interstitial injection made the NRM of tumor more prominent and had the potential of being MRI contrast agent. At the same time, LM could also be a new conductive medium to improve the imaging quality of MAT. Moreover, LM performed mild biocompatibility.
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- Chaosen Lu
- Department of Engineering Electromagnetic Field and Its Application, Institute of Electrical Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Engineering Electromagnetic Field and Its Application, Institute of Electrical Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Engineering Electromagnetic Field and Its Application, Institute of Electrical Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Engineering Electromagnetic Field and Its Application, Institute of Electrical Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Engineering Electromagnetic Field and Its Application, Institute of Electrical Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Arsenali B, de Jong HWAM, Viergever MA, Gilhuijs KGA. System for image-guided resection of nonpalpable breast lesions: Proof of concept. Med Phys 2018; 45:2169-2178. [PMID: 29574889 DOI: 10.1002/mp.12884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In breast-conserving surgery (BCS), the cancer is sometimes incompletely excised, leading to reduced patient survival. To pursue complete excisions, radioactive seed localization (RSL) may be used to insert an iodine-125 seed into the tumor. The seed is used as a marker for the location of the tumor during surgery. RSL does not, however, show the extent of the tumor. Based on RSL, we pursue to visualize the seed location together with the extent from diagnostic images. METHODS A system with two gamma-camera heads and two parallel-hole collimators was recently proposed to triangulate the location of an iodine-125 seed during BCS. In the present study, this system was extended with a range camera to visualize a sphere centered on the seed in relation to the breast. This sphere contains the entire tumor and thus defines the target volume for BCS. Physical experiments with acrylic block phantoms (thickness ranging from 3.5 to 6.5 cm) were performed to assess the absolute bias and the precision with which this sphere can be visualized. RESULTS When a 6.5 cm thick phantom was used, along the horizontal plane, the target volume was visualized with an absolute bias and a precision of 2.1 and 0.8 mm, respectively. Along the vertical axis (i.e., z-axis), these values were 4.2 and 2.8 mm, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The proposed system visualizes the target volume with an absolute bias that may be acceptable for BCS.
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- Bruno Arsenali
- Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Boyages J. Radiation therapy and early breast cancer: current controversies. Med J Aust 2017; 207:216-222. [PMID: 28987136 DOI: 10.5694/mja16.01020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Radiation therapy (RT) is an important component of breast cancer treatment. RT reduces local recurrence and breast cancer mortality after breast conservation for all patients and for node-positive patients after a mastectomy. Short courses of RT over 3-4 weeks are generally as effective as longer courses. A patient subgroup where RT can be avoided after conservative surgery has not been consistently identified. A radiation boost reduces the risk of a recurrence in the breast but may be omitted for older patients with good prognosis tumours with clear margins. Axillary recurrences can take a long time to appear, with 35% occurring after 5 years. Leaving disease untreated in regional nodes is associated with reduced survival. Not all patients require radiation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and a subsequent mastectomy. Modern RT equipment and techniques will further improve survival rates.
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