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Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
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3/2010
vol. 2
 
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Case reports
Interstitial brachytherapy for liver metastases and assessment of response by positron emission tomography: a case report

Daya Nand Sharma
,
Sanjay Thulkar
,
Rakesh Kumar
,
Goura Kishor Rath

J Contemp Brachyther 2010; 2, 3: 114-116
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2010.16922
Online publish date: 2010/10/13
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For liver metastases (LM), image guided percutaneous ablative procedures such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), laser induced thermal therapy (LITT) and trans-arterial chemo-embolisation (TACE) are increasingly being used because they are relatively safer, less invasive and equally effective. CT scan guided interstitial brachytherapy (IBT) with a single large dose of radiation by high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy is a novel technique of treating LM and has shown good results. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan may provide better information for assessing the response to IBT procedures. We hereby report a case of LM that was treated by HDR IBT and PET scan was done in addition to CT scan for assessing the response.
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liver metastases, interstitial brachytherapy, PET scan

  
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