Effect of portal venous flow augmentation on liver enhancement with CT

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of portal flow augmentation on hepatic computed tomographic (CT) enhancement.

METHODS: Thirteen patients undergoing follow-up CT of the liver within 6 months of initial study ingested 470 mL of Ensure 30 min before the second examination. Contrast medium injection and scanning parameters were identical for both studies.

RESULTS: The time to peak and the maximum and mean liver enhancements were 68 s, 56 HU, and 46 HU, respectively, for the examinations without Ensure and 68 s, 53 HU, and 44 HU for the examinations with Ensure. No significant difference was found between the two groups when mean liver enhancement was calculated over 3-s time intervals.

CONCLUSION: Portal venous flow augmentation induced by a meal had no effect on liver enhancement.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1997

Erschienen:

1997

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Abdominal imaging - 22(1997), 3 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 277-80

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Garcia, P [VerfasserIn]
Bonaldi, V [VerfasserIn]
Bret, P M [VerfasserIn]
Liang, L [VerfasserIn]
Atri, M [VerfasserIn]
Reinhold, C [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

109320-37-8
3X9MR4N98U
Comparative Study
Contrast Media
Diatrizoate Meglumine
Dietary Sucrose
Ensure formulated food
Iopamidol
Iothalamate Meglumine
JR13W81H44
Journal Article
XUW72GOP7W

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.07.1997

Date Revised 20.09.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM090640772