Hemodynamic Changes of Abdominal Organs After CT Colonography with Transrectal Administration of CO2: Evaluation with Early-phase Contrast-enhanced Dynamic CT

Overview

Journal Jpn J Radiol

Publisher Springer

Specialty Radiology

Date 2021 May 8

PMID 33963466

Authors

Kenichiro Ihara

Hideko Onoda

Masahiro Tanabe

Akihiko Kanki

Katsuyoshi Ito

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the hemodynamic changes in the liver, pancreas, gastric mucosa and abdominal vessels in early-phase dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) CT immediately after CT colonography (CTC) with carbon dioxide expansion.

Materials And Methods: This study included 82 patients with DCE-CT after CTC (CTC group) and 77 patients without CTC (control group). Contrast enhancement values of the gastric mucosa, liver, pancreas, portal vein (PV), splenic vein (SpV), superior mesenteric vein (SMV), and inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) in early-phase CT were measured. The presence of hepatic pseudolesions were also recorded.

Results: The mean contrast enhancement values of the gastric mucosa, pancreas and SpV in the CE-CTC group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p = 0.014). Conversely, the mean contrast enhancement values of the liver, PV, SMV and IMV in the CE-CTC group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p = 0.003, p = 0.013, p < 0.001, p < 0.001). Hypovascular hepatic pseudolesions were seen in early-phase CT in six patients after CTC, while they were not seen in the control group.

Conclusions: On DCE-CT performed immediately after CTC with carbon dioxide expansion, it is important to be aware of the imaging findings induced by visceral hemodynamic changes.

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