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Interventional Radiology in Benign Liver Tumors

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Benign Tumors of the Liver

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Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are interventional radiological techniques widely used in the locoregional treatment of malignant, unresectable lesions confined to the liver.

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Venturini, M., Sallemi, C. (2015). Interventional Radiology in Benign Liver Tumors. In: Aldrighetti, L., Cetta, F., Ferla, G. (eds) Benign Tumors of the Liver. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12985-3_21

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