Author Pat. # Therapy Response (PR, CR, SD) Survival Comment (D’Avola et al. 2009) 35 35 RE (resin) 16 m 8 m Comparison to not-in-study- included control group (Woodall et al. 2009)…
Fig. 1 Illustration of the 90Y microsphere radioembolization showing microcatheter in the hepatic artery releasing radioactive microspheres in the dominant flow leading to a tumor Fig. 2 Two possible scenarios depending on…
Fig. 1 Potential points of integration of RE into the treatment pathway of patients with liver-only or liver-dominant unresectable colorectal liver metastases. The shaded box shows clinical trials testing RE with…
Mandatory Multidisciplinary team approach to reviewing liver cancer patients, including an interventional radiologist and at least three of Hepatic surgeon Medical oncologist Radiation oncologist Nuclear medicine physician Pain physician or…
Fig. 24.1 (a) Floor plan imparting the size of each room and its respective control room as well as the equipment in each room and its maneuverability (Courtesy of Payette…
Metrics Explanation Instruments Sensors References Time (s) Time taken to complete the procedure Flexible/rigid 0 [12–28] Path length (m) Total distance travelled by the instrument Flexible/rigid 1 (PS)/EC [13–15, 19,…
and Ferenc A. Jolesz2 (1) Symbow Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China (2) National Center for Image Guided Therapy, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA…
Fig. 54.1 Visualizing both RF-ablation (red arrows) and cryoablation (freezing) lesions (yellow arrows) placed in a swine heart using the LGE pulse sequence. Note the different appearance of cryo lesions…
Fig. 55.1 Schematic representation of imaging sequences Spin Echo SE and Gradient Echo GE. SE: after a 90° pulse, a second pulse (180°) rotates the transverse magnetisation by 180° about…
Fig. 12.1 The overall setup for a CT-guided interventional procedure. The patient is positioned on the CT table (left) and scanned from the radiation-shielded control room (middle). The probe is…
