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Whitehead JF, Hoffman CA, Wagner MG, Minesinger GM, Nikolau EP, Laeseke PF, Speidel MA. Interleaved x-ray imaging: A method for simultaneous acquisition of quantitative and diagnostic digital subtraction angiography. Med Phys 2024; 51:2468-2478. [PMID: 37856176 PMCID: PMC10994749 DOI: 10.1002/mp.16794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Flow altering angiographic procedures suffer from ill-defined, qualitative endpoints. Quantitative digital subtraction angiography (qDSA) is an emerging technology that aims to address this issue by providing intra-procedural blood velocity measurements from time-resolved, 2D angiograms. To date, qDSA has used 30 frame/s DSA imaging, which is associated with high radiation dose rate compared to clinical diagnostic DSA (up to 4 frame/s). PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to demonstrate an interleaved x-ray imaging method which decreases the radiation dose rate associated with high frame rate qDSA while simultaneously providing low frame rate diagnostic DSA images, enabling the acquisition of both datasets in a single image sequence with a single injection of contrast agent. METHODS Interleaved x-ray imaging combines low radiation dose image frames acquired at a high rate with high radiation dose image frames acquired at a low rate. The feasibility of this approach was evaluated on an x-ray system equipped with research prototype software for x-ray tube control. qDSA blood velocity quantification was evaluated in a flow phantom study for two lower dose interleaving protocols (LD1:3.7 ± 0.02 mGy / s $3.7 \pm 0.02\ {\mathrm{mGy}}/{\mathrm{s}}$ and LD2:1.7 ± 0.04 mGy / s $1.7 \pm 0.04{\mathrm{\ mGy}}/{\mathrm{s}}$ ) and one conventional (full dose) protocol (11.4 ± 0.04 mGy / s ) $11.4 \pm 0.04{\mathrm{\ mGy}}/{\mathrm{s}})$ . Dose was measured at the interventional reference point. Fluid velocities ranging from 24 to 45 cm/s were investigated. Gold standard velocities were measured using an ultrasound flow probe. Linear regression and Bland-Altman analysis were used to compare ultrasound and qDSA. RESULTS The LD1 and LD2 interleaved protocols resulted in dose rate reductions of -67.7% and -85.5%, compared to the full dose qDSA scan. For the full dose protocol, the Bland-Altman limits of agreement (LOA) between qDSA and ultrasound velocities were [0.7, 6.7] cm/s with a mean difference of 3.7 cm/s. The LD1 interleaved protocol results were similar (LOA: [0.3, 6.9] cm/s, bias: 3.6 cm/s). The LD2 interleaved protocol resulted in slightly larger LOA: [-2.5, 5.5] cm/s with a decrease in the bias: 1.5 cm/s. Linear regression analysis showed a strong correlation between ultrasound and qDSA derived velocities using the LD1 protocol, with aR 2 ${R}^2$ of0.96 $0.96$ , a slope of1.05 $1.05$ and an offset of1.9 $1.9$ cm/s. Similar values were also found for the LD2 protocol, with aR 2 ${R}^2$ of0.93 $0.93$ , a slope of0.98 $0.98$ and an offset of2.0 $2.0$ cm/s. CONCLUSIONS The interleaved method enables simultaneous acquisition of low-dose high-rate images for intra-procedural blood velocity quantification (qDSA) and high-dose low-rate images for vessel morphology evaluation (diagnostic DSA).
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- Joseph F. Whitehead
- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States of America
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Vogg J, Maier-Stocker C, Munker S, Mehrl A, Schlosser S, Tews HC, Gülow K, Müller M, Schmid S. Hepatic perfusion as a new predictor of prognosis and mortality in critical care patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:1008450. [PMID: 36300192 PMCID: PMC9589036 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1008450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Background and aims Liver diseases are frequent causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Liver diseases can lead to cirrhosis, with the risk of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). For the detection of changes in hepatic hemodynamics, Doppler ultrasonography is a well-established method. We investigated hepatic hemodynamics via serial Doppler ultrasonography to determine the predictive value of changes in hepatic perfusion for the outcome in patients with severe liver diseases compared to established prognostic models such as the MELD (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease) or CLIF-C (Chronic Liver Failure-Consortium) ACLF score. Methods In this prospective cohort study, hepatic perfusion was quantified at baseline before the initiation of treatment and every third day by means of serial measurements of the hepatic artery resistance index (HARI) and the maximum portal vein velocity (PVv) using Doppler ultrasonography in 50 consecutive patients with severe liver diseases admitted to a medical intensive care unit (MICU). The recorded hemodynamic parameters were compared to the MELD score, and the CLIF-C ACLF score to analyze their utility for the prediction of the outcome of patients with severe liver diseases, liver cirrhosis, and ACLF. Results The changes (delta) obtained by serial measurements of the MELD score, HARI, and PVv were analyzed through scatter plots. Bivariate correlation analysis yielded a new positive linear correlation between the delta-HARI and the delta-MELD score (r = 0.469; p < 0.001). In addition, our data revealed a new negative linear correlation between delta-PVv and the delta-MELD score (r = -0.279, p = 0.001). The leading cause of MICU mortality was acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). A subgroup analysis of patients with liver cirrhosis revealed a positive linear correlation between the delta-HARI and the delta-CLIF-C-ACLF score (r = 0.252, p = 0.005). Of clinical relevance, non-survivors of ACLF exhibited a significantly higher mean value for the delta-HARI (0.010 vs. -0.005; p = 0.015) and a lower mean value for the delta-PVv (-0.7 vs. 1.9 cm/s; p = 0.037) in comparison to survivors of ACLF. Conclusion This study shows the prognostic value of the assessment of hepatic perfusion in critical care patients with severe liver diseases by bedside Doppler ultrasound examination and its utility as an accurate predictor of the outcome in patients with ACLF. Increasing HARI and a decreasing PVv are predictors of an adverse outcome. Delta-HARI and delta-PVv are new biomarkers of prognosis and ACLF-related mortality in patients with liver diseases. Delta-HARI and delta-PVv may be helpful in guiding clinical decision-making, especially in catecholamine and fluid management.
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- Johannes Vogg
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Yuan S, Huang X, Wu X, Xu P, Zhou A. A model based on two-dimensional shear wave elastography for acute-on-chronic liver failure development in patients with acutely decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2022; 12:2732-2743. [PMID: 35502396 PMCID: PMC9014136 DOI: 10.21037/qims-21-871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the accuracy of two-dimensional (2D) shear wave elastography (SWE), develop and validate a novel prognostic model in predicting acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) development in patients with acutely decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis. METHODS This prospective cohort study enrolled 221 patients in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University from September 2019 to January 2021, and randomly assigned them to the derivation and validation cohorts (7:3 ratio). Ultrasound, 2D SWE, clinical and laboratory data were collected, and outcome (ACLF developed) was recorded during a 90-day follow-up period. We evaluated the ability of 2D SWE to predict the outcome, developed a model for predicting ACLF development in the derivation cohort, and assessed the model in the validation cohort. RESULTS 2D SWE values were significantly higher in patients with ACLF development (P<0.05). The accuracy of 2D SWE in predicting the outcome was better than that of serum parameters of liver fibrosis (all P<0.05). The SWE model for ACLF development had good calibration and discrimination [concordance index (C-index): 0.855 and 0.840 respectively] in derivation and validation cohorts, outperforming serum prognostic scores (all P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The SWE model, superior to serum prognostic scores in predicting ACLF development, could be a noninvasive tool to guide the individual management of patients with acutely decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis.
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- Songsong Yuan
- Department of Infectious Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Perez MG, Tse JR, Bird KN, Liang T, Brooke Jeffrey R, Kamaya A. Cystic artery velocity as a predictor of acute cholecystitis. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021; 46:4720-4728. [PMID: 34216245 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-021-03020-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate angle-corrected peak systolic cystic artery velocity (CAv) as a predictor of acute cholecystitis among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain. METHODS In this IRB-approved and retrospective study, CAv was evaluated in 73 patients, 43 who underwent definitive treatment with cholecystectomy or percutaneous cholecystostomy and 30 control patients without clinical suspicion for cholecystitis. In addition to CAv, the following were reviewed by 3 radiologists: CBD diameter, cholelithiasis, impacted stone in the neck, sludge, gallbladder wall thickness > 3 mm, gallbladder transverse dimension ≥ 4 cm, longitudinal dimension ≥ 8 cm, tensile gallbladder fundus sign, pericholecystic fluid, pericholecystic echogenic fat, and sonographic Murphy sign. RESULTS Of the 43 patients who underwent definitive treatment, 25 had acute cholecystitis (34%) and 18 (25%) had chronic cholecystitis. Average CAv measurements were 50 ± 16 cm/s (acute), 28 ± 8 cm/s (chronic), and 22 ± 8 cm/s (control; p < 0.0001). In univariate analysis, among patients who underwent definitive therapy, CAv ≥ 40 cm/s, gallbladder wall thickness, stone impaction, GB long dimension ≥ 8 cm, and elevated WBC were associated with acute cholecystitis (p < 0.05). In multivariate analysis, CAv ≥ 40 cm/s was the only statistically significant variable (p = 0.016). CAv ≥ 40 cm/s alone had a PPV of 94.7% and overall accuracy of 81.4% in diagnosing acute cholecystitis. CONCLUSION CAv ≥ 40 cm/s is highly associated with acute cholecystitis in patients presenting to the ED with RUQ pain.
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Role of Ultrasound for Chronic Liver Disease and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2021; 29:279-290. [PMID: 34243917 DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2021.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ultrasound plays a vital role in the evaluation of patients with chronic liver disease and in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance in populations at risk for developing HCC. Semiannual ultrasound for HCC surveillance is universally recommended by all liver societies around the world. Advanced ultrasound techniques, such as elastography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound, offer additional benefits in imaging evaluation of chronic liver disease. Major benefits of ultrasound include its high safety profile and relatively low cost.
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Sherman NC, Williams KN, Hennemeyer CT, Devis P, Chehab M, Joseph B, Tang AL. Effects of nonselective internal iliac artery angioembolization on pelvic venous flow in the swine model. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021; 91:318-324. [PMID: 34397953 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pelvic angioembolization (AE) is a mainstay in the treatment algorithm for pelvic hemorrhage from pelvic fractures. Nonselective AE refers to embolization of the bilateral internal iliac arteries (IIAs) proximally rather than embolization of their tributaries distally. The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of nonselective pelvic AE on pelvic venous flow in a swine model. We hypothesized that internal iliac vein (IIV) flow following IIA AE is reduced by half. METHODS Nine Yorkshire swine underwent nonselective right IIA gelfoam AE, followed by left. Pelvic arterial and venous diameter, velocity, and flow were recorded at baseline, after right IIA AE and after left IIA AE. Linear mixed-effect model and signed rank test were used to evaluate significant changes between the three time points. RESULTS Eight swine (77.8 ± 7.1 kg) underwent successful nonselective IIA AE based on achieving arterial resistive index of 1.0. One case was aborted because of technical difficulties. Compared with baseline, right IIV flow rate dropped by 36% ± 29% (p < 0.05) and 54% ± 29% (p < 0.01) following right and left IIA AE, respectively. Right IIA AE had no initial effect on left IIV flow (0.37% ± 99%, p = 0.95). However, after left IIA AE, left IIV flow reduced by 54% ± 27% (p < 0.01). Internal iliac artery AE had no effect on the external iliac arterial or venous flow rates and no effect on inferior vena cava flow rate. CONCLUSION The effect of unilateral and bilateral IIA AE on IIV flow appears to be additive. Despite bilateral IIA AE, pelvic venous flow is diminished but not absent. There is abundant collateral circulation between the external and internal iliac vascular systems. Arterial embolization may reduce venous flow and improve on resuscitation efforts in those with unstable pelvic fractures. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic, level IV.
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- Nathan C Sherman
- From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (N.C.S.), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Department of Surgery (K.N.W.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Department of Medical Imaging (C.T.H.), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Interventional Radiology (P.D.), Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System, Tucson, AZ; and Department of Surgery (M.C., B.J., A.L.T.), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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Baz AAM, Mohamed RM, El-kaffas KH. Doppler ultrasound in liver cirrhosis: correlation of hepatic artery and portal vein measurements with model for end-stage liver disease score in Egypt. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s43055-020-00344-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Liver cirrhosis is a multi-etiological entity that alters the hepatic functions and vascularity by varying grades. Hereby, a cross-sectional study enrolling 100 cirrhotic patients (51 males and 49 females), who were diagnosed clinically and assessed by model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, then correlated to the hepatic Doppler parameters and ultrasound (US) findings of hepatic decompensation like ascites and splenomegaly.
Results
By Doppler and US, splenomegaly was evident in 49% of patients, while ascites was present in 44% of them. Increased hepatic artery velocity (HAV) was found in70% of cases, while 59% showed reduced portal vein velocity (PVV).
There was a statistically significant correlation between HAV and MELD score (ρ = 0.000), but no significant correlation with either hepatic artery resistivity index (HARI) (ρ = 0.675) or PVV (ρ =0.266).
Moreover, HAV had been correlated to splenomegaly (ρ = 0.000), whereas HARI (ρ = 0.137) and PVV (ρ = 0.241) did not significantly correlate.
Also, ascites had correlated significantly to MELD score and HAV (ρ = 0.000), but neither HARI (ρ = 0.607) nor PVV (ρ = 0.143) was significantly correlated.
Our results showed that HAV > 145 cm/s could confidently predict a high MELD score with 62.50% and 97.62 % sensitivity and specificity.
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Doppler parameters of hepatic vessels (specifically HAV) in addition to the US findings of hepatic decompensation proved to be a non-invasive and cost-effective imaging tool for severity assessment in cirrhotic patients (scored by MELD); they could be used as additional prognostic parameters for improving the available treatment options and outcomes.
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Ramirez MV, McGahan JP, Loehfelm TW, Grewal A, Wilson MD. Markedly elevated hepatic arterial velocity-HAV greater than 200 cm/s-is not specific to hepatobiliary disease. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2020; 48:532-537. [PMID: 32567098 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to review the different etiologies and outcomes of patients with hepatic artery velocities greater than 200 cm/s. METHODS This retrospective study included 88 hospitalized patients in whom angle-corrected proper hepatic artery flow velocities greater than 200 cm/s were obtained during an abdominal ultrasonographic examination. Peak systolic hepatic artery flow velocities, hepatic artery resistance index, and portal vein flow velocities were evaluated. The patients were then allocated to one of four groups based on their primary underlying diagnosis: structural liver disease, nonstructural liver disease, generalized infection, or miscellaneous. RESULTS The median hepatic artery velocity was similar for all groups, ranging from 226 to 238 cm/s. The maximum portal venous velocities were not significantly different between groups. No lab values were statistically different between the groups, except total bilirubin that was greater in the nonstructural liver disease group (8 mg/dL). Overall, 9/88 (10.2%) of patients with elevated hepatic artery velocity died within 30 days of their ultrasonographic examination. CONCLUSION Elevated hepatic artery velocity greater than 200 cm/s in hospitalized patients is not specific to primary hepatobiliary disease but may indicate acute hepatic dysfunction from other causes such as infection or sepsis.
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- Michael V Ramirez
- Department of Radiology, University of California, Davis Health, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, Davis Health, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, Davis Health, Sacramento, California, USA
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- College of Medicine, California Northstate University, Elk Grove, California, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of California, Davis Health, California, USA
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Guo LF, Gao G, Yuan Z. Detection of Dysplastic Liver Nodules in Patients with Cirrhosis Using the Multi-Arterial CAIPIRINHA-Dixon-TWIST-Volume-Interpolated Breath-Hold Examination (MA-CDT-VIBE) Technique in Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e922618. [PMID: 32562415 PMCID: PMC7331482 DOI: 10.12659/msm.922618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background The multi-arterial CAIPIRINHA-Dixon-TWIST-volume-interpolated breath-hold examination (MA-CDT-VIBE) sequence has the advantage of detecting hypervascular lesions during the arterial phase of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the liver. Liver cirrhosis may be associated with dysplastic nodules. This study aimed to compare the use of routine liver MRI sequences with the MA-CDT-VIBE sequence to identify dysplastic liver nodules in patients with liver cirrhosis. Material/Methods Between February 2016 and March 2017, there were 21 patients with liver cirrhosis who had 33 dysplastic liver nodules, which were detected by comprehensive multisequence MRI as the reference standard for nodule imaging. Liver MRI using edge sharpness assessment by parametric (ESAP) modeling was compared with five dynamic arterial subphases that were included in the MA-CDT-VIBE sequence with a temporal resolution of 2.8 s and an acquisition time of 20 s during one breath-hold. Results In the 21 patients included in the study, the MA-CDT-VIBE technique (30/33 for the first reading and 33/33 for the second reading) showed an improved lesion detection rate compared with the ESAP technique (27/33 for the first reading and 29/33 for the second reading), and for 73% of the patients, MA-CDT-VIBE imaging showed improved arterial parenchyma contrast. There was a high degree of interobserver agreement between the two reads (κ: 0.68–0.91; P<0.001). Conclusions The MA-CDT-VIBE sequence of MRI liver imaging improved the detection of dysplastic nodules in cirrhosis of the liver compared with routine liver MRI sequences.
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- Ling Fei Guo
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, Dongping Peoples' Hospital, Taian, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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Bird JR, Brahm GL, Fung C, Sebastian S, Kirkpatrick IDC. Recommendations for the Management of Incidental Hepatobiliary Findings in Adults: Endorsement and Adaptation of the 2017 and 2013 ACR Incidental Findings Committee White Papers by the Canadian Association of Radiologists Incidental Findings Working Group. Can Assoc Radiol J 2020; 71:437-447. [DOI: 10.1177/0846537120928349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The Canadian Association of Radiologists Incidental Findings Working Group consists of both academic subspecialty and general radiologists and is tasked with adapting and expanding upon the American College of Radiology incidental findings white papers to more closely apply to Canadian practice patterns, particularly more comprehensively dealing with the role of ultrasound and pursuing more cost-effective approaches to the workup of incidental findings without compromising patient care. Presented here are the 2020 Canadian guidelines for the management of hepatobiliary incidental findings. Topics covered include initial assessment of hepatic steatosis and cirrhosis, the workup of incidental liver masses identified on ultrasound and computed tomography (with algorithms presented), incidental gallbladder findings (wall thickening, calcification, and polyps), and management of incidental biliary dilatation.
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- Jeffery R. Bird
- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Zaman S, Gilani SA, Bacha R, Manzoor I, Ul Hasan Z. Correlation between portal vein diameter and craniocaudal length of the spleen. J Ultrason 2020; 19:276-281. [PMID: 32021709 PMCID: PMC6988463 DOI: 10.15557/jou.2019.0041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Objective To determine the correlation between portal vein diameter and spleen size (craniocaudal). Methodology The study was conducted at the University Ultrasound Clinic, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan from 1st January to 1st July 2013. All the individuals who referred for abdominal sonographic examination, including male, female, older and younger were conveniently included in the study, voluntarily, irrespective of the disease state. Ultrasonographic measurements of the caudocranial length of the spleen and portal vein were carried out on all of the one thousand subjects. The subject position for spleen was supine or right posterior oblique during suspended inspiration and right anterior oblique position for portal vein diameter with quiet respiration. The correlation between the splenic length and portal vein diameter was evaluated. Result A total of 1000 subjects; 36.9% females and 63.1% males aged from 4 to 79 years. The mean splenic length was 10.29 ± 1.89 cm. The mean portal vein diameter was 10.27 ± 1.78 mm. A statistically significant correlation was found between the spleen size and portal vein diameter; the Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.01 level. Conclusion Portal vein diameter is directly correlated to splenic caudocranial length. A regression formula was developed to measure the splenic length from the calculation of portal vein diameter.
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- Shah Zaman
- MS Ultrasound, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department UIRSMIT (FAHS), University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- MPhil Ultrasound, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Ultrasound (Scholar), The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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Ulku A, Akcam AT. Importance of Multislice Computed Tomography in Determining the Severity of Chronic Liver Disease State. Transplant Proc 2019; 51:2408-2412. [PMID: 31402246 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the present study, we aimed to put forward the relationship between multidetector computed tomography findings and scores for liver function evaluation. METHOD Included in the study were 51 patients with liver cirrhosis. Preoperative creatinine levels, international normalized ratio and alpha-fetoprotein values, albumin and sodium levels, the presence of ascites and varices, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores, MELD-Sodium (MELD-Na) scores, and Child-Turcotte-Pugh Classification, the presence of ascites and varices, the size of liver, the size and diameter of the spleen, portal vein diameter, splenic artery diameter, and proper hepatic and right hepatic artery diameter were all determined. RESULTS Although the correlation between the spleen diameter and the MELD scores (P <.001) and MELD-Na scores (P = .02) was strong, there was no association with the Child-Turcotte-Pugh Classification (P = .08). Despite the correlations between portal vein diameter (P = .04) and splenic artery diameter (P = .04) and MELD scores, no association was detected with MELD-Na scores and the Child-Pugh scores. Even though a negative correlation between proper hepatic artery diameter (P = .18) and MELD-Na scores was noted, no statistically significant correlation could be identified with any scoring systems. In the multivariate linear regression analyses, the correlation between the portal vein diameter and MELD scores was significant as a radiologic finding. In the multiple linear regression analyses, the negative correlation between the right hepatic artery and MELD-Na scores diameter was statistically significant. In the multiple linear regression analyses, there was no statistically significant correlation between preoperative radiologic findings and Child-Turcotte-Pugh Classification. CONCLUSION We believe that preoperative multislice computed tomography imaging in patients with chronic liver disease may contribute to the diagnosis of disease, the determination of vascular anomalies, and the grading of the severity of the disease.
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- Abdullah Ulku
- Department of General Surgery, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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Tse JR, Jeffrey RB, Kamaya A. Performance of Hepatic Artery Velocity in Evaluation of Causes of Markedly Elevated Liver Tests. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2018; 44:2233-2240. [PMID: 30143340 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of peak systolic proper hepatic artery velocity (HAV) in differentiating causes of severely elevated liver function tests. HAV, hepatic artery resistive index and portal vein velocity of 41 patients with severely elevated liver function tests were evaluated. In 19 patients (46%), the causes were structural (e.g., cholecystitis, cholangitis), whereas in 22 patients (54%) the causes were non-structural (e.g., rhabdomyolysis, drug-induced liver injury). The average HAV for structural causes was 138 ± 68cm/s, and for non-structural causes, 65 ± 29cm/s (p < 0.0001). An HAV >100cm/s was correlated with structural causes (p = 0.0001). With respect to diagnostic performance, this threshold was 79% sensitive and 86% specific, with a high positive likelihood ratio (5.8) and low negative likelihood ratio (0.24). The resistive index and portal vein velocity were not statistically different. In patients with severely elevated liver function tests, an HAV >100cm/s can help distinguish structural from non-structural causes, which may guide management while awaiting definitive laboratory tests.
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- Justin R Tse
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
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Riahinezhad M, Rezaei M, Saneian H, Famouri F, Farghadani M. Doppler assessment of children with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension in comparison with a healthy control group: An analytical cross-sectional study. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES 2018; 23:40. [PMID: 29937902 PMCID: PMC5996579 DOI: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_1085_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Background: Doppler ultrasonography (Doppler US) plays an important role in evaluating patients with liver cirrhosis. This study aims to investigate the hemodynamic alterations of hepatic artery and portal vein among children with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension (esophageal varices). Materials and Methods: We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study in Imam Hossein Children's Hospital, Isfahan, Iran, in 2016. A number of 33 cirrhotic children with or without esophageal varices were selected through convenience sampling method to be compared with 19 healthy children as controls using color and spectral Doppler US. Results: Portal vein mean velocities were 15.03 ± 7.3 cm/s in cirrhotics, 16.47 ± 6.4 cm/s in controls (P = 0.51), 11.6 ± 4.7 cm/s in patients with varices, and 17.9 ± 7.3 cm/s in patients without varices (P = 0.015). Mean diameters of caudate lobe, portal vein, and splenic vein, as well as the mean values of liver and spleen span, were significantly higher in cirrhotic children. The frequency of flow reversal (hepatofugal flow) was not detected significantly different in cirrhotics. Peak systolic velocity, end diastolic velocity, pulsatility index, and resistive index for hepatic artery as well as liver vascular index were not significantly different in cirrhotics in comparison with controls. Conclusion: Alterations in Doppler parameters of portal vein including diameter and velocity may be the helpful indicators of liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices in children, respectively. Parameters of hepatic artery may not differentiate children with liver cirrhosis.
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- Maryam Riahinezhad
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran.,Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan, Iran.,Emam Hossein Children's Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran.,Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan, Iran.,Emam Hossein Children's Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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The utility of hepatic artery velocity in diagnosing patients with acute cholecystitis. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2018; 43:1159-1167. [PMID: 28840272 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-017-1288-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To test the diagnostic performance of elevated peak systolic hepatic arterial velocity (HAv) in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. METHODS 229 patients with an ultrasound (US) performed for right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain were retrospectively reviewed. 35 had cholecystectomy within 10 days of ultrasound and were included as test subjects. 47 had normal US and serology and were included as controls. Each test patient US was reviewed for the presence of gallstones, gallbladder distention, sludge, echogenic pericholecystic fat, pericholecystic fluid, gallbladder wall thickening, gallbladder wall hyperemia, and reported sonographic Murphy sign. Demographic, clinical, and hepatic artery parameters at time of original imaging were recorded. Acute cholecystitis at pathology was the primary outcome variable. RESULTS 21 patients had acute cholecystitis and 14 had chronic cholecystitis by pathology. For patients who went to cholecystectomy, HAv ≥100 cm/s to diagnose acute cholecystitis was more accurate (69%) than the original radiology report (63%), the presence of gallstones (51%), and sonographic Murphy sign (50%). Statistically significant predictors of acute cholecystitis included HAv ≥100 cm/s (p = 0.008), older age (p = 0.012), and elevated WBC (p = 0.002), while gallstones (p = 0.077), hepatic artery resistive index (HARI) (p = 0.199), gallbladder distension (p = 0.252), sludge (p = 0.147), echogenic fat (p = 0.184), pericholecystic fluid (p = 0.357), wall thickening (p = 0.434), hyperemia (p = 0.999), and sonographic Murphy sign (p = 0.765) were not significantly correlated with acute cholecystitis compared to chronic cholecystitis. CONCLUSION HAv ≥100 cm/s is a useful objective parameter that may improve the performance of US in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis.
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Fan H, Zhu JH. A novel frailty index improves risk prediction of waitlist mortality over the model for end-stage liver disease score alone. Hepatology 2018; 67:2059. [PMID: 29377211 DOI: 10.1002/hep.29813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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- Heng Fan
- Intensive Care Unit, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, People's Republic of China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, People's Republic of China
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