Assessment of Lipiodol Deposition and Residual Cancer for Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization via Iodine-Based Material Decomposition Images with Spectral Computed Tomography Imaging: A Preliminary Study.

Background: It is critical to follow up hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in clinical practice. Computed tomography (CT) is used to assess lipiodol deposition, whereas it is difficult to assess hypovascular residual cancer masked by lipiodol. In contrast, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is superior to CT in showing residual cancer, but cannot display lipiodol deposition.