Shanghai Institution of Medical Imaging 1 article published in JoVE Cancer Research Transradial Access Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Nan Du1,2, Jingqin Ma1,2, Minjie Yang1,2, Zihan Zhang1,2, Zhiyuan Zheng1,2, Wen Zhang*1,2, Zhiping Yan*1,2 1Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 2Shanghai Institution of Medical Imaging Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the standard therapy for patients in the intermediate stage of hepatocellular carcinoma and is typically performed through femoral artery access. Compared with transfemoral access, transradial access (TRA) can decrease the rate of bleeding complications and improve patient tolerance. A method is presented here to perform transarterial chemoembolization via radial artery access.
