Chemoembolization of hepatic neoplasms: Safety, complications, and when to worry

Radiographics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 399-414

  Gates, Julia ^a,b   Hartnell, George G ^a   Stuart, Keith E ^a   Clouse, Melvin E ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Apartment 102 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arteries, chemotherapeutic embolization, 952.1264, 952.1266; Hepatic arteries, chemotherapeutic infusion, 952.1264, 952.1266; Liver neoplasms, chemotherapeutic infusion, 761.323, 761.33; Liver, interventional procedure, 761.1264, 761.1266

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PORTAL VEIN; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION; PORTAL VEIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033094567     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.19.2.g99mr08399     Document Type: Article

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