- Provides an updated source on TACE procedures
- Follows CIRSE guidelines
- Explores all relevant technical aspects around
The book thoroughly presents Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE), a procedure representing the standard of care for several clinical oncological indications.
Thanks to the considerable technological advances in the available instrumentation (guidewire, microcatheter, guiding imaging modalities) as well as the different platforms utilized to perform treatment (conventional TACE, drug eluted TACE, degradable starch microsphere TACE) indication for treatment has been broadened and results significantly improved.
By clearly depicting the procedure, with technical details, advantages and limitations, the book provides a unique and most updated source on TACE procedures. Clinical cases regarding crucial parts of the procedure are also provided.
Expert users as well as novel clinicians interested in the most recent aspects of this interventional radiology procedure will find in this book a valuable tool and guide for their clinical routine.
Table of Contents- Rationale, Definition, and History of Transarterial Chemoembolization
- Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE): Indications
- Access and Material
- Preprocedure Workup
- CBCT and Software
- Conventional TACE (cTACE)
- Drug-Eluting Embolic TACE (DEB-TACE)
- Transarterial Chemoembolization with Degradable Starch Microspheres (DSM-TACE)
- Balloon-Occluded TACE
- The Current Situation Regarding TACE-Specific Scores
- Drugs for TACE of HCC
- Combined Therapy (TACE and Percutaneous Treatment)
- New Frontiers in Transarterial Chemoembolization: Combination with Systemic Therapies
- TACE Side Effects and Complications
- Follow-Up (Response to Treatment, Clinical Management)
- Miscellaneous
