Perfusion changes of hepatic parenchyma due to infectious hepatobiliary disease: demonstration by perfusion CT.
We present two cases, in which perfusion CT demonstrated diffusely increased arterial and decreased portal perfusion of the liver parenchyma around liver abscess and infectious bilomas. These cases suggested that perfusion CT may be useful for a quantitative analysis of perfusion changes in infectious hepatobiliary diseases with good anatomical detail.
Tsushima
Yoshito
Y
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Gunma University Hospital, 3-14-16 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan. yoshito@xa2.so-net.ne.jp
Funabasama
Shintaro
S
Sanada
Shigeru
S
Aoki
Jun
J
Endo
Keigo
K
D000368:Aged; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*