MRI-guided fiducial marker implantation as a method of tagging an ultrasound- and non-enhanced CT-invisible liver tumor before thermal ablation

Diagn Interv Radiol. 2022 Nov;28(6):627-629. doi: 10.5152/dir.2022.21820.

Abstract

Some liver tumors are not visible on ultrasound or non-enhanced CT (NECT) which are main modalities used in image-guided ablations. This is a report of MR-guided implantation of fiducial marker to tag a neuroendocrine tumor metastasis in a patient with renal insufficiency precluding the use of contrast - enhanced CT during ablation. The marker was well visible on NECT which allowed for precise needle placement and complete ablation which was confirmed in 12-months follow-up.

MeSH terms

  • Fiducial Markers
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms* / radiotherapy
  • Liver Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Polyps*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography