Application of Cone-beam Computed Tomography in Interventional Therapies for Liver Malignancy: A Consensus Statement by the Chinese College of Interventionalists.

Despite its crucial role in interventional therapies for liver malignancy, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has not yet been fully integrated into clinical practice due to several complicating factors, including nonstandardized operations and limited recognition of CBCT among interventional radiologists. In response, the Chinese College of Interventionalists has released a consensus statement aimed at standardizing and promoting the application of CBCT in the interventional therapies for liver malignancy. This statement summarizes CBCT scanning techniques, and operational standards, and highlights its potential applications in clinical practice.

Interventional radiology under the era of coronavirus disease 2019: Recommendations from the Chinese College of Interventionalists.

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a major public health threat to the whole world. Although the control of COVID-19 has been in the forefront of interventional practice, most interventional radiologists (IRs) are not equipped adequately to cope with such a crisis. In this review, we share our experience from Chinese IRs' perspective, report on the acute measures instituted within interventional radiology (IR) units, and give recommendations to the prevention and control of COVID-19.

[Correlations between serum hypoxia inducible factor-1α, vascular endothelial growth factor and computed tomography perfusion imaging at pre-and post-TACE in patients with primary hepatic carcinoma].

Objective: To explore the correlations between the serum levels of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and computed tomography (CT) perfusion parameters at pre- and post-transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in patients with primary hepatic carcinoma (PHC).

Methods: A total of 22 PHC patients were recruited.Their serum levels of HIF-1α and VEGF were measured and CT perfusion imaging (CTPI) was performed at Day 1 pre- and Days 32-40 post-TACE to compare and analyze the relevance of the changes of serum levels of HIF-1α, VEGF, tumor's hepatic artery perfusion (HAP), portal vein perfusion (PVP) and hepatic artery perfusion index (HPI) at pre- and post-TACE.

Cerebral lipiodol embolism after transarterial chemoembolization for hepatic carcinoma: a case report.

We report a case of cerebral lipiodol embolism (CLE) after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for unresectable hepatic carcinoma (HCC). A 54-year-old man with unresectable HCC underwent TACE via the right hepatic artery and right inferior phrenic artery using a mixture of 40 mg pirarubicin and 30 mL lipiodol. His level of consciousness deteriorated after TACE, and non-contrast computed tomography revealed a CLE.

Serum HIF-1alpha and VEGF levels pre- and post-TACE in patients with primary liver cancer.

Objective: To investigate the expression levels of serum hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1alpha) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pre- and post-transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in patients with primary liver cancer (PLC), and correlations between prognosis factors and serum HIF-1alpha as well asVEGF levels.

Methods: Forty consecutive patients fulfilling diagnostic criteria for PLC undergoing TACE from March 2008 to May 2009 were enrolled into the study. The serum HIF-1alpha and VEGF levels of PLC patients pre- and 1 day, 1 week, 1 month post-TACE were analyzed using ELISA, and compared with that of 20 healthy volunteers.