Locoregional Therapies for Primary and Secondary Hepatic Malignancies

Muhamad Serhal1, Ahsun Riaz1, Riad Salem1

  • 1Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

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