Image-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy of malignancies in various inner organs–technique, indications, and perspectives

T Bretschneider, J Ricke, B Gebauer… - Journal of contemporary …, 2016 - termedia.pl
Purpose Potentially curative treatment is always the first-line approach in patients with early
cancer. In patients with early liver cancer like hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), thermal …

CT-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy versus transarterial chemoembolization in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

TA Auer, L Müller, D Schulze, M Anhamm, D Bettinger… - Radiology, 2024 - pubs.rsna.org
Background CT-guided high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy (hereafter, HDR
brachytherapy) has been shown to be safe and effective for patients with unresectable …

[HTML][HTML] Management of unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: how do we decide among the various liver-directed treatments?

EJ Koay, BC Odisio, M Javle, JN Vauthey… - … surgery and nutrition, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma often causes death due to obstruction of the biliary system
or interruption of the vascular supply of the liver. This fact emphasizes the critical need for …

The American Brachytherapy Society consensus statement for permanent implant brachytherapy using Yttrium-90 microsphere radioembolization for liver tumors

NK Sharma, SC Kappadath, M Chuong, M Folkert… - Brachytherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
PURPOSE To develop a multidisciplinary consensus for high quality multidisciplinary
implementation of brachytherapy using Yttrium-90 (90 Y) microspheres transarterial …

Local ablation or radioembolization of colorectal cancer metastases: comorbidities or older age do not affect overall survival

R Seidensticker, R Damm, J Enge, M Seidensticker… - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background Local ablative techniques are emerging in patients with oligometastatic disease
from colorectal carcinoma, commonly described as less invasive than surgical methods. This …

CT-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the interdisciplinary treatment of patients with liver metastases of pancreatic cancer

G Wieners, AC Schippers, F Collettini… - … & Pancreatic Diseases …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background CT-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy (CT-HDRBT) is an interventional
radiologic technique for local ablation of primary and secondary malignomas applying a …

Biliary duct stenosis after image-guided high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy of central and hilar liver tumors

M Powerski, S Penzlin, P Hass… - Strahlentherapie …, 2019 - search.proquest.com
Objective Image-guided high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy (iBT) with iridium-192 is an
effective treatment option for patients with liver malignancies. Little is known about long-term …

Dosimetric comparison of brachyablation and stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy in the treatment of liver metastasis

JD Pennington, SJ Park, N Abgaryan, R Banerjee… - Brachytherapy, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose We compared the dosimetry of brachyablation (BA) and stereotactic ablative
radiotherapy (SABR) in the treatment of liver metastases. Methods and Materials Treatment …

Decision-Tree Models Indicative of Microvascular Invasion on MRI Predict Survival in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Tumor Ablation

R Schmidt, CA Hamm, C Rueger, H Xu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Histological microvascular invasion (MVI) is a risk factor for poor survival and early
recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after surgery. Its prognostic value in the …

Needle track seeding in hepatocellular carcinoma after local ablation by high-dose-rate brachytherapy: a retrospective study of 588 catheter placements

R Damm, I Zörkler, B Rogits, P Hass, J Omari… - Journal of …, 2018 - termedia.pl
Purpose Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary liver tumor most often found in
patients with liver cirrhosis and/or viral hepatitis. Its incidence has increased over the last …