Short hairs on the dorsal ear surfaces were shaved and a dressing placed on the puncture sites. After tapping the central auricular artery repeatedly to dilate its lumen, the artery was punctured randomly in the right or left ears using a 20-gauge intravenous catheter (Insyte, Becton Dickinson, Sandy, UT, United States). After advancing the plastic sheath and simultaneously removing the inner stylet needle of the IV catheter, a 2.0-F microcatheter (Progreat α®; Terumo, Tokyo, Japan) with a 0.016-inch guidewire (GT Wire; Terumo, Tokyo, Japan) was introduced through the IV catheter and advanced to the aortic arch. Microcatheter and guidewire manipulations were performed under fluoroscopic guidance to permit selection of the celiac trunk, and angiography was performed by manual injection of contrast media (Xenetix®; donated by Guerbet Korea, Seoul, South Korea). The microcatheter tip was positioned in the proper hepatic artery following fluoroscopic guidance (Figure 1 ).
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Celiac Trunk Catheterization in Rodents
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Hepatic Artery Catheterization for Liver Tumor
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Catheter angiography of the hepatic and mesenteric artery was performed to evaluate liver and tumor vascular anatomy and for detection of possible arteriovenous shunts. Interventions were performed by an experienced interventional radiologist at the lowest possible radiation dose [23 (link)]. Feeding arteries were supra-selectively catheterized with a microcatheter (2.0-French Progreat α Terumo, Europe N.V, Leuven, Belgium). DC beads loaded with Epirubicin (BTG, Langweid/Augsburg, Germany) with a diameter of 100–300 µm were used with an average dose of 26.7 mg ± 13.5, range 10–75 mg. Beads were mixed with an equal volume of non-ionic contrast medium before delivery.
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