Original Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2013; 19(6): 855-865
Published online Feb 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i6.855
Table 1 Location of local tumor progression and new intrahepatic recurrence on contrast-enhanced computed tomography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound
LocationLocal tumor progressionNew intrahepatic recurrence
CEUSCECTCEUSCECT
S10012
S2121422
S322713
S48102738
S5571718
S6751423
S7341718
S87102536
PV00911
HV0002
Total3340131183
Table 2 Comparison between contrast-enhanced computed tomography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in detecting local tumor progression after percutaneous ablation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma during follow-up
CEUSCECT
All< 3 cm3 cmSingleMultiple
LTPLTP-freeTotalLTPLTP-freeTotalLTPLTP-freeTotalLTPLTP-freeTotalLTPLTP-freeTotal
LTP276331842292111552012113
LTP-free1322023310165175355583747610146156
Total402262662816919712576918799722147169
χ2125.686.732.6648.5170.79
P value< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001
Table 3 Comparison in number of detected new intrahepatic recurrence and lesion between contrast-enhanced computed tomography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound
CEUSCECT
YesNoTotal
New intrahepatic recurrence
Yes11813131
No65065
Total18313196
Lesion
Yes73679
No216990
Total9475169
Table 4 Number of new intrahepatic recurrence detected by follow-up contrast-enhanced ultrasound and contrast-enhanced computed tomography
CEUSCECT
N012345Total
069 (0/0)13 (0/13)7 (0/14)1 (0/3)0 (0/0)0 (0/0)90 (0/30)
14 (4/0)25 (25/25)9 (9/18)8 (8/24)1 (1/4)0 (0/0)47 (47/71)
22 (4/0)5 (10/5)8 (16/16)3 (6/9)0 (0/0)0 (0/0)18 (36/30)
30 (0/0)0 (0/0)0 (0/0 )7 (21/21)1 (3/4)1 (3/5)9 (27/30)
40 (0/0)0 (0/0)0 (0/0)0 (0/0)3 (12/12)1 (4/5)4 (16/17)
50 (0/0)0 (0/0)0 (0/0)0 (0/0)0 (0/0)1 (5/5)1 (5/5)
Total75 (8/0)43 (35/43)24 (25/48)19 (35/57)5 (16/20)3 (12/15)169 (131/183)