Baseline tumor Lipiodol uptake after transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: identification of a threshold value predicting tumor recurrence

• Main Authors: Matsui Yusuke, Horikawa Masahiro, Jahangiri Noudeh Younes, Kaufman John A., Kolbeck Kenneth J., Farsad Khashayar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2017-07-01
• Series: Radiology and Oncology
• Subjects: transarterial chemoembolization; hepatocellular carcinoma; lipiodol; tumor response; threshold
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2017-0030
• ISSN: 1581-3207

The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between baseline Lipiodol uptake in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with early tumor recurrence, and to identify a threshold baseline uptake value predicting tumor response.