Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the value of computed tomography (CT) multi-planner reconstruction (MPR) in the treatment of lung cancer with percutaneous argon-helium cryoablation.
Method A total of 66 patients with stage T2 or T3 non-small cell lung cancer who had complete follow-up data were treated with percutaneous argon-helium cryoablation with conventional axial CT (conventional group) or MPR guidance (MPR group) between January 2013 and 2016. There were 31 patients in the conventional group and 35 in the MPR group. The total number of punctures, the total time of operation, and the incidence of complications, tumor residual rates, and local control rates were compared between the two groups.
Results When the number of needles was the same, the average number of punctures and puncture errors in the two groups were significantly lower in the MPR group than in the conventional group (P < 0.05). Comparing the average operation time, there was no statistical difference between the MPR group and the conventional scan group (P>0.05). The incidence of postoperative complications was significantly lower in the MPR group than in the conventional scan group. Among them, the incidence of puncture combined hemorrhage was 1.52% vs. 13.64%, and pneumothorax secondary to puncture was 3.03% vs. 19.70% (P < 0.05). During the follow-up period to 12 months after surgery, the therapeutic benefit indicators such as local residual rate and total effective rate in the MPR group were also significantly better than those in the conventional group, which were 1.52% vs. 10.61 and 51.52% vs. 36.36% (P < 0.05), respectively.
Conclusions Using MPR technology to guide percutaneous argon-helium cryoablation treatment for lung cancer confers a small puncture error, low incidence of complications, and significant treatment benefits. This method is worthy of clinical promotion.