Dual-energy CT quantification of fractional extracellular space in cirrhotic patients: comparison between early and delayed equilibrium phases and correlation with oesophageal varices.
Giuseppe CiceroSilvio MazziottiSalvatore SilipigniAlfredo BlandinoVito CantisaniStefano PergolizziTommaso D'AngeloAlberto StagnoSergio MaimoneGiovanni SquadritoGiorgio AscentiPublished in: La Radiologia medica (2021)
Fractional extracellular space assessed on dual-energy CT at equilibrium phases with different timing was substantially similar. The moderate correlation found between fractional extracellular space and endoscopic grade of oesophageal varices confirms that CT-scan is not currently reliable as endoscopy.
Keyphrases
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- image quality
- end stage renal disease
- contrast enhanced
- molecular dynamics
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- molecular dynamics simulations
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- small bowel
- endoscopic submucosal dissection