Value of Noncontrast CT Immediately after Transarterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Drug-eluting Beads

Noncontrast CT after chemoembolization with DEBs demonstrates contrast agent retention in 76% of cases, without significant contrast medium seen in the adjacent liver parenchyma. The presence or absence of contrast agent retention may prove to be useful in evaluating accurate targeting of a lesion.