Noninvasive evaluation of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients based on spleen hemodynamics: a dual-energy CT study.
Xinjun HanWeimin AnQiuting CaoChangchun LiuShufan ShangLiqin ZhaoPublished in: European radiology (2020)
• A higher iodine weight in spleen (IW-S) was observed in case of severe esophageal varices. • Cirrhotic patients have significantly higher IW-S than normal-liver patients. • IW-S in dual-energy CT maybe used to evaluate the severity of EV.