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- Title
Studies on the Relationship between Hepatic and Splenic Density Change in Dynamic CT in the Presence of a Large Splenorenal Shunt in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.
- Authors
Sugano, Shigeo; Yamazaki, Yasuro; Okajima, Tugio; Kubo, Shuich; Sumino, Yasukiyo; Abei, Tohru
- Abstract
Using dynamic computerized tomography (CT), we studied liver and spleen hemodynamics in one group of patients with a large splenorenal shunt and another group without a large shunt. Specifically, we measured the time-to-peak hepatic and splenic enhancement and the loss of enhancement, i.e., decay time. The time-to-peak liver enhancement (61 ± 21 s <em>vs.</em> 81 ± 14 s, <em>p</em> < 0.05) and the splenic decay time (24 ± 16 s <em>vs.</em> 48 ± 28 s, <em>p</em> < 0.05) were significantly shorter in patients with a large splenorenal shunt compared to those without. The groups had similar hepatic decay times and times to peak splenic enhancement. We found dynamic CT useful in assessing the effect of a large spienorenal shunt on portal and splenic hemodynamics.
- Subjects
TOMOGRAPHY; LIVER radiography; SPLEEN radiography; HEMODYNAMICS; PATIENTS
- Publication
American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature), 1993, Vol 88, Issue 1, p80
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Article