Role of C-Arm Cone-Beam CT in Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
10.3348/kjr.2015.16.1.114
- Author:
Hyo Cheol KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 110-744, Korea. angioint
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Hepatocellular carcinoma;
Chemoembolization;
C-arm cone-beam CT
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/radiography/*therapy;
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic;
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography;
Hepatic Artery/radiography;
Humans;
Imaging, Three-Dimensional;
Liver Neoplasms/radiography/*therapy;
Severity of Illness Index
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2015;16(1):114-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
With the advent of C-arm cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), minimally-invasive procedures in the angiography suite made a new leap beyond the limitations of 2-dimensional (D) angiography alone. C-arm CBCT can help interventional radiologists in several ways with the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); visualization of small tumors and tumor-feeding arteries, identification of occult lesion and 3D configuration of tortuous hepatic arteries, assurance of completeness of chemoembolization, suggestion of presence of extrahepatic collateral arteries supplying HCCs, and prevention of nontarget embolization. With more improvements in the technology, C-arm CBCT may be essential in all kinds of interventional procedures in the near future.
