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Yttrium 90 Microspheres for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Yttrium-90 microspheres are radioactive particles which are increasingly being employed for treating patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The procedure is called radioembolization. It inv...
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Locoregional Therapies for Primary and Secondary Hepatic Malignancies
Management of hepatic malignancies is a multidisciplinary task with the involvement of hepatologists, medical/surgical oncologists, transplant surgeons, and interventional radiologists. The patients should be ...
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Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE)
Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) refers to the delivery of radioactive microspheres directly into an artery that perfuses a tumor or tumor-bearing tissue. In current clinical practice, radioembolization ...
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Complex Filter Retrieval Planning
Advanced techniques to retrieve inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) have been developed and implemented at experienced centers with high rates of retrieval success and low complication rates. The purpose of thi...
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Transarterial Radioembolization
Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) refers to the delivery of radioactive microspheres directly into an artery that perfuses a tumor or tumor-bearing tissue. In current clinical practice, radioembolization ...