Hepatopulmonary Shunt Reduction Using Chemoembolization to Permit Yttrium-90 Radioembolization

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 849-851

  Rose, Steven C ^a   Hoh, Carl K ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; MITOMYCIN; MITOMYCIN C; TECHNETIUM 99M; YTTRIUM 90;

ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE REPORT; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CANCER; LIVER METASTASIS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PNEUMONIA;

ACRYLIC RESINS; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; GELATIN; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 65649106222     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.03.010     Document Type: Letter

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