2015
Feasibility of a Modified Cone-Beam CT Rotation Trajectory to Improve Liver Periphery Visualization during Transarterial Chemoembolization.
Schernthaner RE, Chapiro J, Sahu S, Withagen P, Duran R, Sohn JH, Radaelli A, van der Bom IM, Geschwind JF, Lin M. Feasibility of a Modified Cone-Beam CT Rotation Trajectory to Improve Liver Periphery Visualization during Transarterial Chemoembolization. Radiology 2015, 277: 833-41. PMID: 26000642, PMCID: PMC4654716, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2015142821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCone-beam CTTransarterial chemoembolizationLiver volumeRadiation exposureInstitutional review board-approved studyPeripheral hepatic tumorsSecondary liver cancerCT radiation exposureCone beam CT examinationsBoard-approved studyTumor detectabilityRadiation exposure reductionHepatic tumorsCT examinationsLiver cancerCT protocolPatientsCone beamMagnetic resonance imagesCT indicesC-arm rotatesCTTumorsExposure reductionRank test
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