Innovation in catheter design for intra-arterial liver cancer treatments results in favorable particle-fluid dynamics

Table 1 Description of experiments

Experiment	Microspheres	Catheter type	Catheter position	Injection technique	Vascular model
1	Fluorescent	SMC	Distal PHA	Manual	1
1	Fluorescent	ARC	Distal PHA	Manual	1
2	Fluorescent	SMC	Proximal PHA	Automatic	1
2	Fluorescent	ARC	Proximal PHA	Automatic	1
3	Fluorescent	SMC	Proximal PHA	Automatic	1
3	Fluorescent	ARC	Proximal PHA	Automatic	1
4	Holmium	SMC	RHA, proximal to S4A	Automatic	2
4	Holmium	ARC	RHA, proximal to S4A	Automatic	2
5	Holmium	SMC	RHA, proximal to S4A	Automatic	2
5	Holmium	ARC	RHA, proximal to S4A	Automatic	2
6	Holmium	SMC	RHA, proximal to S4A	Automatic	2
6	Holmium	ARC	RHA, proximal to S4A	Automatic	2
7	Holmium	SMC	RHA, proximal to S4A	Automatic	2
7	Holmium	ARC	RHA, proximal to S4A	Automatic	2

This table gives an overview of the experiments performed. Abbreviations: SMC = standard microcatheter; ARC = anti-reflux catheter; PHA = proper hepatic artery; RHA = right hepatic artery; S4A = segment 4 artery

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