How I do it: Cone-beam CT during transarterial chemoembolization for liver cancer.

ABSTRACT: Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is an imaging technique that provides computed tomographic (CT) images from a rotational scan acquired with a C-arm equipped with a flat panel detector. Utilizing CBCT images during interventional procedures bridges the gap between the world of diagnostic imaging (typically three-dimensional imaging but performed separately from the procedure) and that of interventional radiology (typically two-dimensional imaging). CBCT is capable of providing more information than standard two-dimensional angiography in localizing and/or visualizing liver tumors ("seeing" the tumor) and targeting tumors though precise microcatheter placement in close proximity to the tumors ("reaching" the tumor). It can also be useful in evaluating treatment success at the time of pr

SUBMITTER: Tacher V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4314294 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature