Selective internal radiation therapy of hepatic tumors: procedural implications of a patent hepatic falciform artery

Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) using 90-yttrium is a local therapy for unresectable liver malignancies. Non-targeted 90-yttrium diversion via a patent hepatic falciform artery (HFA) is seen as risk for periprocedural complications. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of a...

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Main Authors: Schelhorn, Juliane, Ertle, Judith, Schlaak, Joerg F, Mueller, Stefan, Bockisch, Andreas, Schlosser, Thomas, Lauenstein, Thomas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4197194/