Development of a Novel Endovascular Brachytherapy Stent: A Proof-of-concept Study
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- 7 July 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Xia & He Publishing in Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology
- Vol. 000 (000), 000
- https://doi.org/10.14218/jcth.2020.00128
Abstract
Endovascular implantation of iodine-125 (125I) seeds strand combined with stent is an effective method of treatment for portal vein tumor thrombosis. The aim of this study was to develop a novel endovascular brachytherapy stent (EVB-Stent) and to evaluate its feasibility of use.Keywords
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