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Open AccessLiver Venous Deprivation (LVD) Versus Portal Vein Embolization (PVE) Alone Prior to Extended Hepatectomy: A Matched Pair Analysis
To investigate whether liver venous deprivation (LVD) as simultaneous, portal vein (PVE) and right hepatic vein embolization offers advantages in terms of hypertrophy induction before extended hepatectomy in n...
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Open AccessYttrium-90 radioembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: predictive modeling strategies to anticipate tumor response and improve patient selection
This study aims to better characterize potential responders of Y-90-radioembolization at baseline through analysis of clinical variables and contrast enhanced (CE) MRI tumor volumetry in order to adjust therap...
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Open Access25 years of experience with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS): changes in patient selection and procedural aspects
TIPS is an established treatment for portal hypertension. The aim was to analyze how patient selection for TIPS implantation and procedural aspects have changed over 25 years. Routinely collected demographic, ...
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Open AccessChanges of radiological examination volumes over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive analysis of the different waves of infection
Data from radiological departments provide important information on overall quantities of medical care provided. With this study we used a comprehensive analysis of radiological examinations as a surrogate mar...
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Open AccessImaging foreign bodies in head and neck trauma: a pictorial review
Open injuries bear the risk of foreign body contamination. Commonly encountered materials include gravel debris, glass fragments, wooden splinters or metal particles. While foreign body incorporation is obviou...
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Complications of Computed Tomography-Guided High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy (CT-HDRBT) and Risk Factors: Results from More than 10 Years of Experience
For local ablation of unresectable tumors, computed tomography-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy (CT-HDRBT) is a minimally invasive therapeutic option involving CT-guided catheter placement and high-dose-rat...
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Clinical Experience with Real-Time 3-D Guidance Based on C-Arm-Acquired Cone-Beam CT (CBCT) in Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Stent Shunt (TIPSS) Placement
The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-based real-time 3-D guidance of TIPSS placement and its positioning compared to standard guiding methods.
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C-Arm Cone Beam CT for Intraprocedural Image Fusion and 3D Guidance in Portal Vein Embolization (PVE)
Portal vein embolization (PVE) is applied in patients with extended oncologic liver disease to induce hyperplasia of the future liver remnant and make resection feasible. Ultrasound (US) guidance is the gold s...
