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.
| Characteristics | Absolute value or mean ± standard deviation |
| Sex (male/female) | 40/10 | Age | 66.7 ± 8.22 | Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | 1.28 ± 0.6 | Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.92 ± 0.25 | INR | 1.1 ± 0.2 | PLT (103/μl) | 116200 ± 59505.6 | MELD | 10 ± 2.73 | Child-Pugh, n (%) | | A | 44 (88%) | B | 6 (12%) | Aetiology | | HCV | 24 (48%) | HBV | 4 (8%) | Alcohol | 8 (16%) | Steatohepatitis | 12 (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 patient | 1.64 ± 0.79 | Nodules diameter (mm) | 21.4 ± 11 |
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