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World J Hepatol. Jun 28, 2017; 9(18): 808-814
Published online Jun 28, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i18.808
Figure 1
Figure 1 Action mechanism of drug-eluting bead-transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma. Sustained release of chemotherapeutic agents from microbeads of uniform size, which embolize supplying vessels more distally, enables local concentration of cytotoxic agents to be higher within tumor.