title: Can selective CT angiography reduce the incidence of severe complications during transcatheter arterial embolization or infusion chemotherapy for thoracic diseases?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the usefulness of selective computed tomography (CT) angiography in preventing severe complications, such as spinal cord injury and broncho- esophageal fistula, during the transcatheter arterial embolization or infusion chemotherapy for thoracic diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from 28 patients with thoracic diseases were retrospectively analyzed in terms of selective CT angiography procedures carried out before transcatheter arterial embolization or transcatheter arterial infusion chemotherapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no spinal cord injuries (0/13 and 0/15) or broncho-esophageal fistula developments (0/13 and 0/15) during transcatheter arterial embolization and transcatheter arterial infusion chemotherapy, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that selective CT angiography is potentially useful for reducing the incidence of severe complications during transcatheter arterial embolization or infusion chemotherapy for thoracic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. otanaka@bf7.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Subaru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Narimatsu
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Tadayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurata
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Takuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamagami
authors.forename: Tsunehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Kyoichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
authors.forename: Sachio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuribayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology