Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 339-347 , March 2010

Utility of C-arm CT in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma undergoing Transhepatic Arterial Chemoembolization

Received 19 April 2009 ,Revised 5 November 2009 ,Accepted 6 November 2009.

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 A.T. and N.K. have research grants from Siemens Healthcare. None of the other authors have identified a conflict of interest.

 From the 2009 SIR annual meeting.

PII: S1051-0443(09)01139-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.11.007

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 339-347 , March 2010

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