title: [Interventional therapy for liver metastases].
abstract: Interventional radiology offers not only local but also loco-regional therapeutic concepts for the treatment of liver metastases. While the local concepts are employed as image-guided, interstitial techniques, a vascular access is ideal for the loco-regional distribution of anti-tumour drugs. In the present article interstitial employed ablation methods such as radiofrequency ablation, laser-induced thermotherapy and CT-guided brachytherapy are evaluated on the basis of the available literature. The field of loco-regional vascular techniques contributes analyses of intra-arterial chemotherapy via minimally invasively implanted port systems as well as transarterial chemoembolization.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Strahlenheilkunde, Direktor Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. R. Felix, Charité Virchow-Klinikum, Universitätsmedizin Berlin. jens.ricke@charite.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ricke
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015642:Radiology, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome