The BESIP project will involve development and optimization of image-able polymeric beads for use in an emerging liver cancer therapy known as drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization. Computed tomography and immunohistochemical techniques will be used to visualize bead locations and assess effects of the beads on tissue properties including perfusion, oxygenation, and viability.
More information about the work of this department can be found at the following links, or by e-mailing Dr. Wood or Carmen Gacchina.
https://www.cc.nih.gov/about/SeniorStaff/bradford_wood.html
https://www.cc.nih.gov/centerio/index.html
Chief
David Bluemke, M.D., Ph.D.
Mentor
Bradford Wood, M.D., Director, NIH Center for Interventional Oncology and Chief, Interventional Radiology Section,
Carmen Gacchina
Year
2011
IC
Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center
Lab
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
Telephone
301-496-7739