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Potential Benefits of Holmium-166 Radioembolization as a Neoadjuvant Treatment of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

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  1. Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Tommaso Depalo, Giuseppe Boni & Duccio Volterrani

  2. Division of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Davide Ghinolfi & Gabriele Catalano

  3. Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Elena Bozzi, Rosa Cervelli & Irene Bargellini

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Depalo, T., Boni, G., Ghinolfi, D. et al. Potential Benefits of Holmium-166 Radioembolization as a Neoadjuvant Treatment of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 44, 345–347 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-020-02607-1

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