[Efficacy of 320-Row IVR-ADCT].

Abstract

IVR-CT was developed at Aichi Cancer Center (Japan) in 1992 and is now in use worldwide. It was developed initially for the purpose of performing CT more easily during arteriography, but also during non-vascular IR procedures such as biopsy and drainage. Four-detector-row IVR-MDCT was introduced to Shizuoka Cancer center in 2002, which was upgraded to 320-Row IVR-ADCT (320-IVR-CT) by 2013. Although we performed an initial investigation into the efficacy of 320 IVR-CT for vascular intervention, the direct MPR method using volume scanning is predominant in the field of non-vascular intervention. In this review, we describe the history of IVR-CT, report the efficacy of 320-IVR-CT for vascular and non-vascular intervention, and report our experiences.