C-Arm Cone Beam CT for Intraprocedural Image Fusion and 3D Guidance in Portal Vein Embolization (PVE)
Lüdemann WM, Böning G, Chapiro J, Jonczyk M, Geisel D, Schnapauff D, Wieners G, Schmelzle M, Chopra S, Günther RW, Gebauer B, Streitparth F. C-Arm Cone Beam CT for Intraprocedural Image Fusion and 3D Guidance in Portal Vein Embolization (PVE). CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2017, 41: 424-432. PMID: 28875339, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-017-1782-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPortal vein embolizationDose area productVein embolizationPuncture timeControl groupNeedle guidanceDifficult anatomic situationsIntervention-related complicationsTotal dose-area productPortal vein anatomyC-arm cone beamPortal vein accessC-arm cone-beam CTUse of USNumber of puncturesContrast-enhanced CBCTFuture liverLiver diseaseTechnical successVein accessUltrasound guidanceCE-CTVein anatomyAnatomic situationPuncture attempts