Research Article

Role of Cone-Beam CT in the Intraprocedural Evaluation of Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients with HCC. AFP: alfa fetoprotein; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase; HCV: hepatitis C virus; HBV: hepatitis B virus; INR: international normalized ratio; MELD: model for end-stage liver disease; PLT: platelets.

CharacteristicsAbsolute value or mean ± standard deviation

Sex (male/female)40/10
Age66.7 ± 8.22
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)1.28 ± 0.6
Creatinine (mg/dl)0.92 ± 0.25
INR1.1 ± 0.2
PLT (103/μl)116200 ± 59505.6
MELD10 ± 2.73
Child-Pugh, n (%)
 A44 (88%)
 B6 (12%)
Aetiology
 HCV24 (48%)
 HBV4 (8%)
 Alcohol8 (16%)
 Steatohepatitis12 (24%)
 Other (hemochromatosis)2 (4%)
Previous HCC treatment, n (%)44 (88%)
HCC side (monolobar versus bilobar)24 vs. 26 (48% vs. 52%)
Nodules number for patient1.64 ± 0.79
Nodules diameter (mm)21.4 ± 11