Magnetic Resonance-Digital Subtraction Angiography as a Preprocedural Imaging Modality before Transcatheter Arterial Microembolization for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.

Purpose: This retrospective study evaluated the potential utility and accuracy of magnetic resonance digital subtraction angiography (MR-DSA) as a preoperative imaging modality for transcatheter arterial microembolization (TAME) in musculoskeletal pain management, compared to conventional digital subtraction angiography (DSA).

Materials And Methods: Eleven patients with various musculoskeletal conditions underwent MR-DSA and DSA before TAME. Image evaluation was performed on 33 regions of interest (ROIs) across 11 patients.

Safety and Prognosis of Transarterial Chemoembolization for Octogenarians with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Purpose: The global population of the aged is escalating. The need of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients older than 80 years is on the rise. The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the safety and the prognosis of TACE in octogenarians with HCC.