2019
Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers for 90Y Distribution on Bremsstrahlung SPECT After Resin-Based Radioembolization
Schobert I, Chapiro J, Nezami N, Hamm CA, Gebauer B, Lin M, Pollak J, Saperstein L, Schlachter T, Savic LJ. Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers for 90Y Distribution on Bremsstrahlung SPECT After Resin-Based Radioembolization. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2019, 60: 1066-1072. PMID: 30655331, PMCID: PMC6681698, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.219691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiographyBiomarkersCarcinoma, HepatocellularEmbolization, TherapeuticFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalLiverLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMicrospheresMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingPrognosisRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeYttrium RadioisotopesConceptsNon-HCC patientsTransarterial radioembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaBaseline imagingTumor responseTumor volumeChild-Pugh class B patientsBaseline imaging featuresClass B patientsNormal liver ratiosTotal tumor volumeSPECT/CTContrast-enhanced MRIQuantitative European AssociationMultiphasic contrast-enhanced MRIInstitutional review boardHigh TNRPreprocedural MRIChild-PughB patientsLiver criteriaTumor burdenClinical parametersHepatic malignanciesRetrospective study
2013
Can C-Arm Cone-Beam CT Detect a Micro-Embolic Effect After TheraSphere Radioembolization of Neuroendocrine and Carcinoid Liver Metastasis?
Pellerin O, Lin M, Bhagat N, Shao W, Geschwind J. Can C-Arm Cone-Beam CT Detect a Micro-Embolic Effect After TheraSphere Radioembolization of Neuroendocrine and Carcinoid Liver Metastasis? Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals 2013, 28: 459-465. PMID: 23484809, PMCID: PMC3715773, DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2012.1390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor enhancementHounsfield unitsArterial phaseCapillary levelCarcinoid liver metastasesYttrium-90 microspheresHigh-dose radiationEarly arterial phaseContrast medium injectionC-arm cone-beam CTTheraSphere radioembolizationLiver metastasesNeuroendocrine tumorsHepatic tumorsDelayed phasesRadioembolizationTumor densityMedium injectionTumor attenuationTumor vesselsTumorsTheraSphereEmbolic effectCone-beam CTSignificant decrease
2010
Evaluating tumors in transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) using dual-phase cone-beam CT
Lin M, Loffroy R, Noordhoek N, Taguchi K, Radaelli A, Blijd J, Balguid A, Geschwind J. Evaluating tumors in transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) using dual-phase cone-beam CT. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies 2010, 20: 276-281. PMID: 21082901, PMCID: PMC4337876, DOI: 10.3109/13645706.2010.536243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter arterial chemoembolizationTumor-feeding vesselsParenchymal stainingTACE treatmentArterial chemoembolizationContrast injectionDual-phase cone-beam CTTumor feeding vesselsDrug-eluting beadsContrast-enhanced scansDegree of embolizationFeeding vesselsMR/CTSingle injectionCatheter positionInitial experienceCBCT scansCone-beam CTEmbolization effectConventional CTCTChemoembolizationC-armInjectionCBCT system