Non-invasive assessment of cirrhosis using multiphasic dual-energy CT iodine maps: correlation with model for end-stage liver disease score.
Domenico MastrodicasaMartin J WilleminkCelina DuranAndrea Delli PizziVirginia HinostrozaLior MolvinMohamed KhalafR Brooke JeffreyBhavik N PatelPublished in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)
Multiphasic DECT iodine quantitation over time is significantly different between cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients, correlates with the MELD score, and it could potentially serve as a non-invasive measure of cirrhosis and disease severity with acceptable diagnostic accuracy.
Keyphrases
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- image quality
- end stage renal disease
- contrast enhanced
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- ms ms
- prognostic factors
- positron emission tomography
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- high performance liquid chromatography
- high resolution
- solid phase extraction