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Acute outflow obstruction of hepatic veins in rabbits: quantitative analysis of hepatic perfusion with contrast-enhanced sonography.
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PMID:  21527611     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Objectives- To compare time-enhancement curve parameters of contrast-enhanced sonography in acute partial hepatic venous outflow obstruction with those of a baseline study. Methods- Contrast-enhanced sonography was performed in 11 rabbits with bolus administration of a sulfur hexafluoride contrast agent (0.1 mL/kg). After baseline scanning for 3 minutes, a 5.3F balloon catheter was placed into the left hepatic vein. Obstruction was artificially induced by 0.4-mL balloon inflation, and sonography was repeatedly performed thereafter. On images stored with 1-second intervals, 2 × 2-mm regions of interest were placed, and mean luminosity was measured. Time-enhancement curves were plotted, and contrast arrival times, peak enhancement values, peak enhancement times, 50% wash-out times, and 3-minute wash-out rates were obtained. Paired t tests were performed to evaluate the significance of differences in the parameters between baseline and obstruction. Results- On baseline sonography, the median contrast arrival time, peak enhancement value, peak enhancement time, 50% wash-out time, and 3-minute wash-out rate were 6 (range, 4-8; mean ± SD, 5.9 ± 1.2) seconds, 188.5 (104.7-209.5; 178.4 ± 33.1) arbitrary units, 19 (14-27; 19.8 ± 4.1) seconds, 75 (60-101; 78.2 ± 13.9) seconds, and 89.7% (81.3%-95.1%; 88.4% ± 4.9%), respectively. With obstruction, those values were 7 (5-12; 6.9 ± 2.3) seconds, 202.8 (98.2-215.1; 186.0 ± 39.3) arbitrary units, 31 (17-59; 32 ± 11.6) seconds, 101 (47-136; 96.2 ± 23.6) seconds, and 79.2% (66.2%-88.8%; 79.1% ± 7.6%). Compared with baseline, the peak enhancement time was significantly delayed from 19 to 31 seconds (P = .0027), 50% wash-out time significantly delayed from 75 to 101 seconds (P = .0209), and 3-minute wash-out rate significantly decreased from 89.7% to 79.2% (P < .0001) with obstruction, but there were no significant differences in contrast arrival times and peak enhancement values (P = .0756 and .2179). Conclusions- Contrast-enhanced sonography can provide quantitative assessment of microbubble congestion in partial hepatic venous outflow obstruction. The peak enhancement time and 50% wash-out time are delayed and 3-minute wash-out rate is decreased in rabbits with artificially induced obstruction compared with a baseline study.
Authors:
Kyoung Won Kim; Pyo Nyun Kim; Ji Hoon Shin; Dong Ho Shin; Woo Kyoung Jeong; Hyung Jin Won; Yong Moon Shin; Won Jae Lee; Moon Gyu Lee; Gi-Won Song; Shin Hwang; Sung-Gyu Lee
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1550-9613     ISO Abbreviation:  J Ultrasound Med     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-29     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8211547     Medline TA:  J Ultrasound Med     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  635-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-2 Dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-736, Korea. hemangiomas@hanmail.net.
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