First published online September 13, 2006
British Journal of Radiology (2007) 80, 38-42
© 2007 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/55395102
Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for the treatment of arteriovenous shunting in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
H C Hsu, MD
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T Y Chen, MD
2
K W Chiu, MD
3
E Y Huang, MD
1,5
S W Leung, MD
6
Y J Huang, MD
1 and
C Y Wang, MD
1
Department of 1Radiation Oncology 2Radiology and 3Hepato-Gastroenterology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, 4 School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, 5 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, 6 Department of Radiation Oncology, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Figure 1. (a) Before radiotherapy, angiography showed arteriovenous shunting ( ) between hepatic artery and vein. (b) Complete resolution of the shunt was noted 2.9 months after radiotherapy.
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Figure 2. Overall survival rate of 20 hepatocellular carcinome(HCC) patients. Survivals from the date of initial treatment (—) and from the date of completion of radiotherapy (---) are shown.
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Copyright © 2007 by the British Institute of Radiology.
