Journal article
How to Prepare a Patient for Transarterial Radioembolization? A Practical Guide.
- Denys A Department of Radiology and Interventional Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland, Alban.Denys@chuv.ch.
- Pracht M
- Duran R
- Guiu B
- Adib S
- Boubaker A
- Bize P
- 2015-04-02
Published in:
- Cardiovascular and interventional radiology. - 2015
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic
Humans
Liver
Liver Neoplasms
Radiography, Interventional
Radiopharmaceuticals
Radiotherapy Dosage
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Yttrium Radioisotopes
English
Transarterial radioembolization consist in delivering small particles loaded with Yttrium90, a pure beta emitter, in order to treat primary and secondary liver tumors. This treatment needs precaution since inadequate delivery of these beads can lead to severe complications. Moreover, a precise radiation dosing is crucial to achieve a good clinical success and to avoid complications such as radioembolization-induced liver disease. This review describes all the precautions and highlights clinical and technical considerations that need to be taken to avoid complications.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1007/s00270-015-1071-x
- PMID 25828724
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/78663
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