Lipiodol retention pattern after TACE for HCC is a predictor for local progression in lesions with complete response.
Marco Dioguardi BurgioRiccardo SartorisClaudia LiboteanMagaly ZappaAnnie SibertValérie VilgrainMaxime RonotPublished in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2019)
HCCs with incomplete lipiodol retention after a first cTACE session have a high risk of local progression even when there is a CR according to mRECIST, and should be considered to be incompletely treated.