Radioembolisation of hepatocellular carcinoma patients using 90Y-labelled microspheres: Towards a diffusion of the technique?

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2114-2116

  Garin, Etienne ^a,b  

^a Department of Nuclear Medicine   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; IODINE 131; RADIOACTIVE MICROSPHERE; RESIN; TECHNETIUM 99M; YTTRIUM 90;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; NOTE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCINTIGRAPHY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR NECROSIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 84856229866     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-011-1952-4     Document Type: Note

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