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Clinical application of the contrast-enhancement boost technique in computed tomography angiography of the portal vein.
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Abdominal Radiology . Feb2023, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p806-815. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the improved image quality of the portal vein using the contrast-enhancement boost (CE-boost) technique for the improved visibility of abdominal-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans in clinical practice. Methods: This retrospective study included 50 patients in Group A who underwent routine abdominal-enhanced CT and 50 patients in Group B who underwent abdominal computed tomography angiography (CTA) with matched body mass index, age, and sex. Images in Group A were postprocessed with the CE-boost technique for further enhanced visibility of the portal vein. Both subjective and objective assessments of different branches of the portal vein in three types of images (i.e., Group A with CE-boost and without CE-boost, Group B) were statistically analyzed. Results: The subjective scores of two experienced radiologists showed good consistency (kappa value > 0.624, p < 0.001), and the score of Group A with CE-boost (mean, 4.64) was significantly higher than that of the others (p < 0.001). The liver parenchyma and most target veins in Group A with CE-boost showed the highest CT, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) values and the lowest standard deviation (SD), while the CNR of most portal veins in Group A without CE-boost had the lowest CNR (p < 0.001). There were no differences in the SNR of the portal vein in Group A without CE-Boost and Group B (p > 0.05). Conclusion: CE-boost can significantly improve image quality in portal vein imaging without any additional scanning settings or changes in the clinical workflow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2366004X
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Abdominal Radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161717346
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-022-03754-4