title: CT-guided intraarterial chemotherapy in locally advanced tumors.
abstract: In a retrospective study, 123 patients with tumors (the majority were recurrent pelvic or breast neoplasms) underwent 376 cycles of intraarterial chemotherapy. Contrast material-enhanced computed tomography was performed to check the position of the catheter during 221 cycles. On the basis of findings, the catheter was repositioned 46 (20.8%) times because of weak contrast enhancement in the tumor region (n=24[10.9%]), involvement of neighboring healthy tissue (n=15[6.8%]), or both (n=7[3.2%]).
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Görich
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rilinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sokiranski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wikström
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krämer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merkle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rieber
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Brambs
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D003287:Contrast Media; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000379:methods*; D007479:Iopamidol; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003287:Contrast Media; D007479:Iopamidol