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Does a Widely Adopted Approach Need Reconsideration: Embolization of Parasitized Extrahepatic Tumor Feeders in Patients Undergoing Transarterial Liver-Directed Therapy?

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  1. Department of Radiology, Section Interventional Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Postal Zone C2-S, Albinusdreef 2, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands

    M. C. Burgmans & P. Hendriks

  2. Department of Radiology, Section Nuclear Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    D. D. D. Rietbergen

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Burgmans, M.C., Hendriks, P. & Rietbergen, D.D.D. Does a Widely Adopted Approach Need Reconsideration: Embolization of Parasitized Extrahepatic Tumor Feeders in Patients Undergoing Transarterial Liver-Directed Therapy?. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 43, 1103–1104 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-020-02478-6

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