2016
A Novel Inherently Radiopaque Bead for Transarterial Embolization to Treat Liver Cancer - A Pre-clinical Study
Duran R, Sharma K, Dreher MR, Ashrafi K, Mirpour S, Lin M, Schernthaner RE, Schlachter TR, Tacher V, Lewis AL, Willis S, Hartog M, Radaelli A, Negussie AH, Wood BJ, Geschwind JF. A Novel Inherently Radiopaque Bead for Transarterial Embolization to Treat Liver Cancer - A Pre-clinical Study. Theranostics 2016, 6: 28-39. PMID: 26722371, PMCID: PMC4679352, DOI: 10.7150/thno.13137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEquilibrium water contentDurable suspensionLower equilibrium water contentPhysicomechanical propertiesBead locationSingle shotBead sizeSize distributionSimilar penetrationSimilar size distributionX-ray attenuationBead typesWater contentDeliverabilityBeadsLC beadsHigh densitySuspension timePenetrationCone-beam CTDensityRoMicroshperesSuspensionNon-target arteries
2012
Behavior of Tip-Steerable Needles in Ex Vivo and In Vivo Tissue
Majewicz A, Marra S, van Vledder M, Lin M, Choti M, Song D, Okamura A. Behavior of Tip-Steerable Needles in Ex Vivo and In Vivo Tissue. IEEE Transactions On Biomedical Engineering 2012, 59: 2705-2715. PMID: 22711767, PMCID: PMC3448818, DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2012.2204749.Peer-Reviewed Original Research