Radiological treatment of HCC: Interventional radiology at the heart of management

• Published in: Diagnostic and interventional imaging Vol. 96; no. 6; pp. 625 - 636
• Main Authors: Aubé, C, Bouvier, A, Lebigot, J, Vervueren, L, Cartier, V, Oberti, F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.06.2015; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aged; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnostic imaging; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - surgery; Catheter Ablation; Chemoembolization; Decision Trees; Embolization, Therapeutic; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Humans; Interventional radiology; Life Sciences; Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Liver Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Radiofrequency; Radiography, Interventional - methods; Radiology; Treatment; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Treatment; Radiofrequency; Interventional radiology; Chemoembolization

Abstract Interventional radiology is involved practically at each stage in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, as recommended in the EASL-EORTC guidelines. It is even becoming more important as technological advances progress and as its long-term efficacy is assessed. Used curatively, thermoa...