Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)

Pierleone Lucatelli is an Interventional Radiologist Consultant at the Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.In 2008 he graduated in Medicine at the "Sapienza" University of Rome. In 2009 he worked as Medical doctor cooperating with the staff in daily and clinical research activities at the Department of Radiological Sciences at  "La Sapienza" University of Rome, and he became a resident in the same department.In 2012 he was assistant radiologist at the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam, working in the Interventional Unit with Prof. Lameris, Prof. Reekers and Prof. van Delden.He was the winner of the CIRSE Foundation 2012 Education Grants. He worked in the Interventional Unit at the St Georges Hospital of London, with Prof .Belli and Dr. Morgan.In 2014 he graduated in Radiology at "La Sapienza" University of Rome and qualified for the European Board of Interventional Radiology (EBIR).In 2017 he graduated in Angio-Cardio-Thoracic Pathophysiology and Imaging and subsequently with a II level Master in Interventional Radiology Extra-Neuro at the University of Pisa.He authored more than 130 publications indexed in Pubmed and has an h-index of 21.

1 Rationale, definition and history.- 2 Indication (Bridging, Downstaging, Palliative).- 3 Work up (Imaging, Check list, Anatomy Material).- 4 Cone Beam CT (CBCT) .- 5 Conventional TACE (cTACE).- 6 Drug eluted embolics TACE (DEB-TACE).- 7 Dregadable Starch Microsphere TACE (DSM-TACE).- 8 Balloon-TACE (b-TACE).- 9 Complications.- 10 Follow-up (response to treatment, clinical management).- 11 Clinical cases section.