title: PET/Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Transarterial Chemoembolization.
abstract: Transarterial chemoembolization is a minimally invasive procedure that deprives the tumor of its blood supply, and is especially used for the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Metabolic evaluation of interventional therapies such as transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma is proving to be a valuable tool in choosing therapies that are better targeted to patients, especially because of its likely contribution in predicting treatment response in unresectable lesions after these therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Av. San Fernando, no. 22, Colonia Sección XVI, C.P. 0400, Mexico City, Mexico; PET/CT Unit, Imagenus, Advanced Diagnostics in Healthcare, Av. México-Coyoacán, no. 346, Colonia General Anaya, Mexico City 03340, Mexico. Electronic address: nayeortega2000@yahoo.com.mx.
authors.forename: Nayelli
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ortega López
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
keywords: (18)F-FDG; HCC; PET/CT; TACE; Treatment response