Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 30-37 , March 2007

Percutaneous Catheter Placement for Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy

  • Yasuaki Arai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Yasuaki Arai, MD, Chair, Division of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
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  • Yoshito Takeuchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Yoshitaka Inaba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan.
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  • Hidekazu Yamaura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan.
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  • Yozo Sato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan.
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  • Takeshi Aramaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging Diagnosis, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
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  • Kiyoshi Matsueda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging Diagnosis, The Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Hiroshi Seki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Niigata Cancer Center, Niigata, Japan.

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doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2007.08.007

Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 30-37 , March 2007

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