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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Singh, Pavel
• Anil, Gopinathan

Titel

Yttrium-90 radioembolization of liver tumors: what do the images tell us?

Ist Teil von

• Cancer imaging, 2014-01, Vol.13 (4), p.645-657

Ort / Verlag

England: e-Med

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) with yttrium 90 microspheres is an increasingly popular therapy for both primary and secondary liver malignancies. TARE entails delivery of β-particle brachytherapy and embolization of the tumor vasculature. The consequent biological sequelae are distinct from those of other transarterial therapies for liver tumors, as reflected in the often baffling post-treatment imaging features. As the clinical use of TARE is increasing, more diverse post-treatment radiological findings are encountered with variable overlap among treatment response, residual disease, reactionary changes and complications. Thus, post-TARE image interpretation is challenging. This review provides a comprehensive description of the different findings seen in post-treatment scans, with the aim of facilitating appropriate radiological interpretation of post-TARE pathologic changes, notwithstanding their existing limitations.