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KMID : 1103720150730020116
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
2015 Volume.73 No. 2 p.116 ~ p.123
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Clinical Usefulness of C-Arm Cone-Beam CT in Percutaneous Drainage of Inaccessible Abscess
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So Young-Ho
Choi Young-Ho
Woo Hyun-Sik
Hur Bo-Yun
Moon Min-Hoan
Sung Chang-Kyu
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Abstract
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Purpose : The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of C-arm cone-beam CT (CBCT) in drainage of inaccessible abscesses.
Materials and Methods : To identify the trajectory of the needle or guide wire, CBCT was performed on 21 patients having an inaccessible abscess. CBCT was repeated until proper targeting of the abscess was achieved, before the insertion of a large bore catheter. The etiology, location of the abscess, causes of inaccessibility, radiation dose, technical and clinical success rates of drainage, and any complications confronted, were evaluated.
Results : A total of 29 CBCTs were performed for 21 abscesses. Postoperative and non-postoperative abscesses were 9 (42.9%) and 12 (57.1%) in number, respectively. Direct puncture was performed in 18 cases. In 3 cases, the surgical drain or the fistula opening was used as an access route. The causes of inaccessibility were narrow safe window due to adjacent or overlying organs (n = 9), irregularly dispersed abscess (n = 7), deep location with poor sonographic visualization (n = 4), and remote location of the abscess from surgical drain (n = 1). Technical and clinical successes were 95.5% and 100%, respectively. Cumulative air kerma and dose-area product were 21.62 ± 5.41 mGy and 9179.87 ± 2337.70 mGycm2, respectively. There were no procedure related complications.
Conclusion : CBCT is a useful technique for identifying the needle and guide wire during drainage of inaccessible abscess.
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KEYWORD
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C-Arm CT, Abscess, Drainage, Catheter, Guide Wire
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