Ultrasound Contrast-Enhanced Hepatic Vein Arrival Time for the Diagnosis of Liver Cirrhosis: A 7-year Single-Centre Experience

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. S41
Author(s):  
T. Abbattista ◽  
F. Ridolfi ◽  
E. Brunelli ◽  
P. Busilacchi
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Hepatic Vein ◽  
Arrival Time ◽  
Single Centre ◽  
Ultrasound Contrast ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Single Centre Experience

SAT-409-Hepatic vein arrival time assessed by contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the non-invasive evaluation of portal hypertension

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. e813
Author(s):  
Irene Andaluz ◽  
Marta Abadía ◽  
Dolores Ponce ◽  
María Luisa Montes ◽  
Teresa Hernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Portal Hypertension ◽  
Hepatic Vein ◽  
Arrival Time ◽  
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Invasive Evaluation

Hepatic transit time of ultrasound contrast in biopsy characterized liver disease

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 557-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. Pedersen ◽  
V. A. Larsen ◽  
P. Bytzer ◽  
L. G. Madsen ◽  
O. Hamberg
Keyword(s):  
Liver Disease ◽  
Transit Time ◽  
Hepatic Vein ◽  
Arrival Time ◽  
Ultrasound Contrast Agent ◽  
Normal Liver ◽  
Hepatic Veins ◽  
Ultrasound Contrast ◽  
Early Arrival ◽  
Hepatic Pathology

Purpose: To study the hepatic transit time of an ultrasound contrast agent in patients with liver disease, and to evaluate the mechanism(s) of the well-established shorter cubital vein to hepatic vein transit time in cirrhosis. Material and Methods: Thirty-four patients scheduled for Menghini liver biopsy were studied by ultrasound after injection of 2.5 g Levovist (Schering, Berlin, Germany) into an arm vein. The time from injection until the first appearance of contrast echoes in the hepatic artery and hepatic veins was registered. Hepatic transit time was the difference between the two. Results: Biopsy showed cirrhosis in 9 patients, other diffuse hepatic pathology in 23 patients, and normal liver in 2 patients. Mean hepatic vein arrival time was earlier in cirrhosis than in other liver disease (19.4 s versus 26.0 s; P = 0.013), and hepatic transit time was shorter (6.6 s versus 11.6 s; P = 0.024). A hepatic transit time <10 s was found in all patients with cirrhosis, but also in 10 of 23 patients with other liver pathology. Conclusion: Hepatic transit time measurement could not be used to distinguish between cirrhosis and other hepatic pathology, but a transit time  = 10 s excluded cirrhosis. The earlier hepatic vein arrival time in cirrhosis is apparently mainly caused by intrahepatic shunting rather than by early arrival of contrast to the liver.

scholarly journals Hepatic vein arrival time as assessed by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography is useful for the assessment of portal hypertension in compensated cirrhosis

Hepatology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 1053-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moon Young Kim ◽  
Ki Tae Suk ◽  
Soon Koo Baik ◽  
Hyoun A. Kim ◽  
Young Ju Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Portal Hypertension ◽  
Hepatic Vein ◽  
Arrival Time ◽  
Compensated Cirrhosis ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography

Hepatic Vein Arrival Time for Diagnosis of Liver Cirrhosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 2121-2128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Abbattista ◽  
Francesco Ridolfi ◽  
Giovanni Traina Consalvo ◽  
Eugenio Brunelli
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Hepatic Vein ◽  
Arrival Time
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