Last years, calibrated microspheres have proven their superiority in targeting embolization
over non spherical particles in many applications. For the very near future they represent the …

PURPOSE: To develop and characterize radiopaque embolization microspheres capable of
in vivo detection with intraprocedural fluoroscopy and computed tomography (CT) imaging …

Purpose To develop a simple method to produce radiopaque drug-eluting microspheres
(drug-eluting beads [DEBs]) that could be incorporated into the current clinical transcatheter …

Polymeric particles currently used for embolization procedures have the disadvantage that
they are radiolucent, that is, invisible on X-ray images, and consequently the interventional …

PURPOSE: To characterize in vitro the loadability, physical properties, and release of
irinotecan and doxorubicin from two commercially available embolization microspheres …

Therapeutic embolotherapy is the deliberate occlusion of a blood vessel within the body,
which can be for the prevention of internal bleeding, stemming of flow through an …

Objectives: Embolization therapy is gaining importance in the treatment of malignant lesions,
and even more in benign lesions. Current embolization materials are not visible in imaging …

Particles currently used in arterial embolization therapy have several disadvantages, most
importantly their radiolucency. This means the radiologist cannot precisely asses the fate of …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this investigation is to present the in vitro characterization and
detailed drug-loading procedure for DC Bead, a microsphere product that can be loaded …

PURPOSE: Imaging of blood vessels 30 μm or smaller can be achieved with use of
monochromatic x rays. The purpose of the present investigation was to use this method to …