Diagnosis of acute overt gastrointestinal bleeding with CT-angiography: Comparison of the diagnostic performance of individual acquisition phases - 08/12/17
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Abstract |
Purpose |
To compare the respective values of arterial phase, portal venous phase and combination of phases using 64-section multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) for diagnosing acute overt gastrointestinal bleeding (AOGIB).
Patients and Methods |
Forty-nine patients with AOGIB were included. There were 30 men and 19 women, with a mean age of 65.4±15.6 (SD) years [range, 34–91years]. Two observers reviewed MDCT examinations in consensus for presence of active bleeding, location of bleeding site and nature of causative lesion. The different acquisition phases were reviewed independently.
Results |
AOGIB was identified in 28/49 patients (57%) with the multiphasic set, in 26/49 patients (53%) with arterial phase and in 25/49 patients (51%) with portal venous phase. Multiphasic set helped locate the bleeding site in 40/49 patients (82%). The cause was elucidated in 23/49 patients (47%) with multiphasic set. The differences between set performances were not statistically significant. Sensitivity for depicting AOGIB with the multiphasic set was 92% and specificity was 76%.
Conclusion |
Multiphasic 64-section MDCT has high diagnostic performances in patients with AOGIB. Further studies with a larger population are needed to reach statistical significance and demonstrate better diagnostic performance of multiphasic MDCT in comparison with the arterial or portal phase alone.
El texto completo de este artículo está disponible en PDF.Keywords : Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, Diagnostic imaging, Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), CT-angiography, Extravasation of contrast media
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Vol 98 - N° 12
P. 857-863 - décembre 2017 Regresar al número
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