Relationship between porto-venous hepatic enhancement and abdominal fat ratio in computed tomography scan

Congress:

ECR 2021

Poster Number:

C-12480

Type:

Scientific Exhibit

Keywords:

Abdomen, Liver, Radiographers, CT, Contrast agent-intravenous, Kv imaging

Authors:

I. Ghimire¹, S. Maharjan², R. B. Chand², M. Ansari²; ¹Bhaktapur/NP, ²Kathmandu/NP

DOI:

10.26044/ecr2021/C-12480

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.26044/ecr2021/C-12480

Conclusion

AFR could be a determining factor for PVHE. Hence, the volume of contrast media required for a particular PVHE value could be calculated by AFR. This will ensure optimal contrast injection on a case-by-case basis, which is a crucial importance for contrast media safety.

Fig 1: Abdominal fat ratio measurement at umbilicus level by subtraction of image A...

Fig 2: Measurement of hepatic enhancement by drawing three ROIs in hepatic tissue