[Appearance of the hepatic artery in Multidetector-row CT using a test bolus injection].
To separate the hepatic artery from the portal vein for the clear appearance of the hepatic artery, we used a test bolus injection in Multidetector-row CT. We examined 25 patients using the following method: 75 ml Iopamidol (370 mgI/ml), at a rate of 5 ml/sec, with scanning commencing 5 sec after the contrast medium reached the upper abdominal aorta. Successful separation could be obtained in almost all of the patients (88%). Separating the hepatic artery from the portal vein enabled us to evaluate the anatomy of the hepatic artery and the abnormality of blood flow in the liver.
Shintaku
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Department of Radiology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine.
Nakashige
A
A
Ono
C
C
Kohata
M
M
Horiguchi
J
J
Nakanishi
T
T
Naito
A
A
Ito
K
K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007267:Injections; D007479:Iopamidol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media; D007479:Iopamidol