Liver-Directed Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Overview of Techniques, Outcomes, and Posttreatment Imaging Findings.
AJR Am J Roentgenol
; 209(1): 67-76, 2017 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28350491
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purposes of this article are to describe the indications, techniques, and results of arterially directed therapies and ablation and to review the imaging assessment of response and complications.CONCLUSION:
Most patients with hepatocellular carcinoma are not eligible for surgery, and systemic treatments are suboptimal. Therefore, locoregional therapy plays a large role in this disease. Locoregional therapies include arterially directed therapies, ablation, and radiation therapy.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Liver Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Year:
2017
Type:
Article