%0 Journal Article
%T Interstitial brachytherapy for liver metastases and assessment of response by positron emission tomography: a case report
%A Daya Nand Sharma
%A Sanjay Thulkar
%A Rakesh Kumar
%A Goura Kishor Rath
%J Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
%D 2010
%I Termedia Publishing House
%X 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 toIBT 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.
%K liver metastases
%K interstitial brachytherapy
%K PET scan
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