Shanghai Institution of Medical Imaging

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Cancer Research

Transradial Access Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients

Nan Du^1,2, Jingqin Ma^1,2, Minjie Yang^1,2, Zihan Zhang^1,2, Zhiyuan Zheng^1,2, Wen Zhang^*1,2, Zhiping Yan^*1,2

¹Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, ²Shanghai Institution of Medical Imaging

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the standard therapy for patients in the intermediate stage of hepatocellular carcinoma and is typically performed through femoral artery access. Compared with transfemoral access, transradial access (TRA) can decrease the rate of bleeding complications and improve patient tolerance. A method is presented here to perform transarterial chemoembolization via radial artery access.

Chemistry

Probing Surface Electrochemical Activity of Nanomaterials using a Hybrid Atomic Force Microscope-Scanning Electrochemical Microscope (AFM-SECM)

Xiaonan Shi¹, Qingquan Ma¹, Taha Marhaba¹, Wen Zhang¹

¹Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) combined with scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM), namely, AFM-SECM, can be used to simultaneously acquire high-resolution topographical and electrochemical information on material surfaces at nanoscale. Such information is critical to understanding heterogeneous properties (e.g., reactivity, defects, and reaction sites) on local surfaces of nanomaterials, electrodes and biomaterials.