Image-guided therapies in the treatment of hepatocellularcarcinoma： A multidisciplinary perspective

A multidisciplinary approach to the treatment ofpatients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma（HCC） has led to improvements in screening, detection,and treatments. Interventional techniques includethermal ablation, transarterial chemoembolization, andradioembolization whilst stereotactic body radiationtherapy also uses imaging to target the radiation. Bothsurvival rates and cure rates have improved markedlysince the introduction of these techniques. This reviewarticle describes the image guided techniques used forthe treatment of HCC.