title: Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization: current technique and future promise.
abstract: Transarterial chemoembolization is the mainstay of catheter based interventional oncologic therapies. This article describes the history of the procedure, selection of appropriate candidates, technical aspects of procedure performance, results, complications, and appropriate follow-up. In addition, the limitations and challenges of the procedure are outlined. Finally, the reader is introduced to novel and promising techniques and devices that hold future promise for transarterial therapy of malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liapi
authors.forename: Christos C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Georgiades
authors.forename: Kelvin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Jean-Francois H
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Geschwind
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001158:Arteries; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents