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Review
. 2011 Oct;197(4):W590-602.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.11.7554.

Arterially directed therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma

Rajesh P Shah  1 , Karen T Brown, Constantinos T Sofocleous
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Review

Arterially directed therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma

Rajesh P Shah et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: Arterially directed therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma are used for patients who are not candidates for surgery or ablation and for those who need a bridge or down-staging to liver transplantation. These therapies seem to prolong the overall survival when compared with supportive care.

Conclusion: Chemoembolization, particle embolization, drug-eluting beads, and radioembolization have been used for locoregional control. This review discusses patient selection, techniques, safety, clinical outcomes, and imaging findings related to these therapies.

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