Diagnostic accuracy of the attenuation value in abdominal contrast enhanced dynamic multi-detector-row computed tomography for esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis

Purpose: To investigate whether the attenuation value obtained by subtracting the CT value obtained from abdominal dynamic contrast enhanced (ADCE)-MDCT imaging of the equilibrium phase from the value obtained from that of the portal phase in hepatic parenchyma is useful in distinguishing normal liv...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Inokuchi, Masahiro Uematsu, Tsuneyuki Takashina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:European Journal of Radiology Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047721000277