Evaluation of vascular supply with cone-beam computed tomography during intraarterial chemotherapy for a skull base tumor

Radiat Med. 2006 Jun;24(5):384-7. doi: 10.1007/s11604-006-0038-x.

Abstract

A cone-beam lowers the X-ray exposure level and the contrast material dose used compared to those for the conventional angiography-computed tomography (angio-CT) technique. Herein we present a patient with a metastatic skull base bone tumor in which the subtraction image of cone-beam CT with a flat panel detector was useful for evaluating the vascular supply during superselective intraarterial chemotherapy. Although the image quality of cone-beam CT is poorer than that of conventional angio-CT, the cone-beam CT system is sufficient for clinical use.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Carotid Artery, External / diagnostic imaging
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intra-Arterial
  • Male
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / blood supply
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / instrumentation
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents