Study on the effect of chemoembolization combined with microwave ablation for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in rats

PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate the combining effects of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) and open local thermal microwave ablation in a hepatocellular carcinoma animal model.METHODS:Tumor cubes were implanted into the liver of 30 male inbred ACI rats. Groups of 10 animals were treated at 13 days...

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Main Authors: Thomas Josef Vogl, Jun Qian, Andreas Tran, Elsie Oppermann, Nagy N. Naguib, Huedayi Korkusuz, Nour-Eldin A. Nour-Eldin, Otto Bechstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2017-03-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/study-on-the-effect-of-chemoembolization-combined-/55338