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  • Pedersoli, Federico; Boas, Franz Edward; Park, John J

    Journal of vascular and interventional radiology, 06/2023, Volume: 34, Issue: 6
    Journal Article

    This case series describes a technique to protect nondiseased liver parenchyma during transarterial radioembolization (TARE) using microvascular plugs to occlude nontarget vessels temporarily and protect normal liver. This technique, defined as temporary vascular occlusion, was performed in 6 patients, with complete vessel occlusion obtained in 5 of the 6 patients and partial occlusion with flow reduction in 1 of the 6 patients. A statistically significant (P = .001) dose decrease of 5.7 ± 3.1 times was measured using postadministration yttrium-90 positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the protected zone compared with that in the treated zone.