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Two-phase dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography with water-filling method for staging of gastric carcinoma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11435038     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The objective of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of two-phase incremental contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) with water-filling method in the preoperative assessment of stomach carcinoma. Dynamic CT was done in 20 patients with biopsy-proven gastric cancers and the findings were compared with surgery. A 150-ml ionic contrast medium was administered intravenously at a flow rate of 3.5 ml/s. CT scanning was done at 45 s (early phase) and 3 min (equilibrium phase) after the start of intravenous injection. Primary tumors were detected in all the cases. The overall accuracies of dynamic CT in determining depth of tumor invasion, pancreatic invasion, adjacent liver infiltration, and lymph node metastasis were 85% (17/20), 90% (18/20), 85% (17/20), and 69% (13/19), respectively. The early phase of dynamic CT is highly accurate in determining the depth of tumor invasion of advanced gastric cancers but has low sensitivity in the detection of nodal metastasis. The delayed phase scans do not add any additional information and hence, should not be routinely used for staging.
Authors:
N B Mani; S Suri; S Gupta; J D Wig
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical imaging     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0899-7071     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Imaging     Publication Date:    2001 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-07-03     Completed Date:  2001-08-23     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8911831     Medline TA:  Clin Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  38-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate, Institute of Medical Education and Research, 160 012, Chandigarh, India.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Carcinoma / pathology,  radiography*
Contrast Media*
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes / radiography
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Sensitivity and Specificity
Stomach / radiography
Stomach Neoplasms / pathology,  radiography*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / methods
Water / diagnostic use*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 7732-18-5/Water

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