title: CT during Arteriography to Visualize the Right Adrenal Vein for Adrenal Venous Sampling.
abstract: The present report describes 6 cases of adrenal venous sampling (AVS) in patients who underwent computed tomography (CT) during arteriography because cannulation of right adrenal veins was otherwise difficult. CT was performed during arteriography to obtain information on the location and direction of the right adrenal vein. Two right adrenal veins were visualized in 1 case. The right central adrenal vein was not visualized in 1 case owing to an injury from a previous unsuccessful AVS procedure, but the right renal capsular vein was well visualized. CT during arteriography could contribute to a high AVS success rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Sota
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oguro
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: nakatsuka@rad.med.keio.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Seishi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakatsuka
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yashiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tachikawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Subaru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jinzaki
mesh_terms: D000304:Adrenal Cortex Function Tests; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000098:blood supply*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D062666:Vascular Access Devices; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers