Diagnostic value of 16 slices spiral-CT for portal vein disorders.
- Author:
Zhen LI
1
;
Daoyu HU
;
Ming XIAO
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Angiography;
methods;
Angiography, Digital Subtraction;
Arteriovenous Fistula;
diagnostic imaging;
Embolism;
diagnostic imaging;
Female;
Hepatic Artery;
abnormalities;
Humans;
Hypertension, Portal;
diagnostic imaging;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Portal Vein;
abnormalities;
diagnostic imaging;
Tomography, Spiral Computed;
Vena Cava, Inferior;
diagnostic imaging
- From:
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences)
2004;24(3):300-302
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The diagnostic value of 16-slices spiral computed tomography (CT) for portal vein disorders was evaluated. Forty-one patients were scanned by the 16-slices spiral-CT. The celiac trunk, portal vein and their branches were reconstructed by volume rendering (VR), multiplanar volume reconstruction (MPVR) and maximum intensity projection (MIP) technique, and the results were compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA). VR, MPVR and MIP could display celiac trunk, portal vein, inferior vena cava and their branches and extent of portal vein-vena cava shunt, portal vein emboli and the fistula of hepatic artery-portal vein. The results from 16-slices CT were better than DSA and identical with pathologic ones. The vessel three-dimension reconstruction technique of 16-slices spiral CT is valuable for evaluating the portal systemic disorders.
