Microspheres and Nonspherical Particles for Embolization

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 248-256

  Laurent, A ^a,b,c  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

arterial occlusion; chemoembolization; drug delivery; embolization; local delivery; particles

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSPHERE; DOXORUBICIN; GELATIN; GELATIN SPONGE; IBUPROFEN; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; IRINOTECAN; MICROSPHERE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SODIUM ACRYLATE POLYVINYL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STARCH; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE; TRISACRYL GELATIN;

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION; DILUTION; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; NASOPHARYNX FIBROMA; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PARAGANGLIOMA; PARTICLE SIZE; PREGNANCY RATE; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; DRUG CARRIERS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; MICROSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

EID: 46149116999     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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