CT perfusion imaging of the liver and the spleen can identify severe portal hypertension

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PURPOSE: To determine if hepatic and splenic perfusion parameters are useful in identifying severe portal hypertension (SPH).

METHODS: The study enrolled 52 patients who underwent perfusion CT scan within one week before the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement. A commercial software package was used for post-processing to generate hepatic and splenic perfusion parameters. Correlations were assessed using Pearson and Spearman rank correlation coefficients. Logistic regression was used to screen predictive parameters of SPH. The cut-off values of parameters for severe portal hypertension were calculated, as well as the sensitivity and specificity.

RESULTS: There was a significant difference between SPH and non-severe portal hypertension (NSPH) in blood volume of liver (BVLiver), hepatic arterial fraction (HAF), hepatic arterial perfusion (HAP), portal venous perfusion (PVP), mean slope of increase in spleen (MSISpleen), BVSpleen, blood flow of spleen (BFSpleen), BVSpleen/Liver, and BVSpleen/Liver(P) (p < 0.05). The Spearman correlation coefficient was - 0.541 (p < 0.001) between BVSpleen/Live and HVPG and - 0.568 (p < 0.001) between BVSpleen/Liver(P) and HVPG. Using a BVSpleen/Liver value of 0.780 or BVSpleen/Liver(P) value of 1.061 as the cut-off value for the detection of SPH, the sensitivity and specificity were 94.7% and 72.7%, 100%, and 63.6% respectively.

CONCLUSION: There was a moderate correlation between CT perfusion parameters BVSpleen/Liver, BVSpleen/Liver(P), and HVPG, which may be used to detect severe portal hypertension.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:49

Enthalten in:

Abdominal radiology (New York) - 49(2024), 4 vom: 28. März, Seite 1084-1091

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhu, Biyun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chuhan [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Jin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Haixin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ning [VerfasserIn]
Teng, Yue [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Hypertension
Journal Article
Liver cirrhosis
Multidetector computed tomography
Perfusion imaging
Portal

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00261-024-04193-z

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NLM369060911