Direct injection of 188Re-microspheres in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Compared with traditional percutaneous ethanol injection: An animal study

NuklearMedizin

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 76-80

  Lin, Y Ch ^a   Tsai, S Ch ^b   Hung, G U ^c   Lee, J Ch ^a   Huang, Y S ^a   Lin, Wan Yu ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

188Re microspheres; Ethanol injection; Hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MICROSPHERE RE 188; RADIOACTIVE MICROSPHERE; RHENIUM 188; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20444452138     PISSN: 00295566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625689     Document Type: Article

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