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Published in: Abdominal Radiology 8/2021

01-08-2021 | Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Special Section: HCC Treatment

Treatment response assessment following transarterial radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

Authors: Zersenay Alem, Timothy E. Murray, Csilla Egri, John Chung, David Liu, Khaled M. Elsayes, Silvia D. Chang, Alison Harris

Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 8/2021

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Abstract

Transarterial radioembolization with yttrium-90 microspheres is an established therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Post-procedural imaging is important for the assessment of both treatment response and procedural complications. A variety of challenging treatment-specific imaging phenomena complicate imaging assessment, such as changes in tumoral size, tumoral and peritumoral enhancement, and extrahepatic complications. A review of the procedural steps, emerging variations, and timelines for post-treatment tumoral and extra-tumoral imaging changes are presented, which may aid the reporting radiologist in the interpretation of post-procedural imaging. Furthermore, a description of post-procedural complications and their significance is provided.
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Metadata
Title
Treatment response assessment following transarterial radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors
Zersenay Alem
Timothy E. Murray
Csilla Egri
John Chung
David Liu
Khaled M. Elsayes
Silvia D. Chang
Alison Harris
Publication date
01-08-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Abdominal Radiology / Issue 8/2021
Print ISSN: 2366-004X
Electronic ISSN: 2366-0058
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-021-03095-8

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