[Usefulness of enhanced US by CO2 microbubbles for segmental-subsegmental TAE for hepatocellular carcinoma]

Enhanced US by intraarterial infusion of CO2 microbubbles is useful for segmental to subsegmental TAE of hepatocellular carcinoma for several reasons. First, we can obtain better recognition of the tumor stain of hepatocellular carcinoma which is even faint on DSA. Secondly, we can recognize the co-relation between tumor stain and its related segment or subsegment well. Therefore, subsegmental or segmental TAE can be performed easily and precisely using enhanced US by CO2 microbubbles. We noted the bigger advantage of enhanced US by CO2 microbubbles especially in the repeated treated cases of TAE for hepatocellular carcinoma.