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Table 2 Microsphere distribution

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

Experiment

Off-centered SMC position?

SMC administrations

ARC administrations

Deviation from homogeneous distribution

  

LHA/S4A

RHA

LHA/S4A

RHA

SMC

ARC

1

Yes (right side)

3,66 %

96,34 %

17,55 %

82,45 %

46,34 %

32,45 %

2

Yes (right side)

0,64 %

99,36 %

37,52 %

62,48 %

49,36 %

12,48 %

3

Yes (right side)

0 %

100 %

49,45 %

50,55 %

50,00 %

0,55 %

4

Yes (left side)

89,68 %

10,32 %

65,63 %

34,37 %

39,68 %

15,63 %

5

No

41,87 %

58,13 %

57,42 %

42,58 %

8,13 %

7,42 %

6

Yes (left side)

90,95 %

9,05 %

32,82 %

67,18 %

40,95 %

17,18 %

7

No

39,50 %

60,50 %

35,46 %

64,54 %

10,50 %

14,54 %

  1. The microsphere distribution results are summarized in this table. The distribution over LHA or S4A and RHA are shown for both catheter types. The column LHA/S4A targeting refers to LHA for experiments 1–3, and S4A for experiments 4–7. The deviation from homogeneous distribution (DHD) is the distance to a perfect homogenous distribution (50 %-50 %) in percentage points. Abbreviations: LHA = left hepatic artery; S4A = segment 4 artery; RHA = right hepatic artery; SMC = standard microcatheter; ARC = anti-reflux catheter