Adjustment of lipiodol dose according to tumor blood supply during transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for large hepatocellular carcinoma by multidetector helical CT

Table 1 Blood supply of 100 cases large HCC classified in CT and DSA

Item	Case	Sufficient blood supply		Poor blood supply		Mixed blood supply		A-V shunt
		Case	%	Case	%	Case	%	Case	%
CT	100	75	75	14	14	7	7	4	4
DSA	100	72	72	12	12	6	6	10	10

Table 2 Curative effects in two groups

Group	Case	PR	NC	PD	Effective rate (%)
Testing group	50	24	18	8	84.0
Control group	50	7	16	27	46.0

CP: Complete response; PR: Partial response; NC: No change; PD: Progressive deterioration.