Colour Doppler Flow Imaging of Hepatic Lesions. Value of a New Intravenous Contrast Agent (Levovist)

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. S33
Author(s):  
G Di Giulio
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Agent ◽  
Flow Imaging ◽  
Colour Doppler ◽  
Intravenous Contrast ◽  
Doppler Flow ◽  
Hepatic Lesions ◽  
Intravenous Contrast Agent

Colour Doppler flow imaging of focal hepatic lesions

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deep Narayan Srivastava ◽  
Amit Mahajan ◽  
Manorama Berry ◽  
Mahesh P Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Flow Imaging ◽  
Colour Doppler ◽  
Doppler Flow ◽  
Focal Hepatic Lesions ◽  
Hepatic Lesions

Angiographic CT with intravenous contrast agent application for monitoring of intracranial flow diverting stents

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 727-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Saake ◽  
Tobias Struffert ◽  
Philipp Goelitz ◽  
Sabine Ott ◽  
Frank Seifert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Agent ◽  
Intravenous Contrast ◽  
Angiographic Ct ◽  
Intravenous Contrast Agent

scholarly journals Intravenous Contrast Agent in Abdominal CT: Is It Really Needed to Identify the Cause of Bowel Obstruction? Proof of Concept

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Federica Vernuccio ◽  
Dario Picone ◽  
Gregorio Scerrino ◽  
Massimo Midiri ◽  
Giuseppe Lo Re ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Bowel ◽  
Contrast Agent ◽  
Small Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Large Bowel ◽  
Large Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Intravenous Contrast ◽  
Unenhanced Ct ◽  
Enhanced Ct ◽  
Intravenous Contrast Agent

Background. To compare sensitivity of unenhanced computed tomography (CT) and contrast-enhanced CT for the identification of the etiology of bowel obstruction. Materials and Methods. We retrospectively evaluated abdominal CT scans of patients operated for bowel obstruction from March 2013 to October 2017. Two radiologists evaluated CT scans before and after contrast agent in two reading sessions. Then, we calculated sensitivity of CT in the diagnosis of bowel obstruction and determined in which cases the etiology of bowel obstruction was detected on both unenhanced and enhanced CT or on enhanced CT only. The reference standard was defined as the final diagnosis obtained after surgery. Results. Eighteen patients (mean age 72±15 years, age range 37-88 years) were included in the study. Sensitivity of unenhanced CT and enhanced CT was not significantly different in either small bowel obstruction (64%, 7/11 patients vs. 73%, 8/11 patients; P=0.6547) or large bowel obstruction (71%, 5/7 patients vs. 100%, 7/7 patients; P=0.1410). Adhesions were identified on unenhanced CT as the etiology of small bowel obstruction in 80% (4/5) of patients. Tumors were identified on unenhanced CT as the etiology of large bowel obstruction in 67% (4/6) of patients. Conclusion. In the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction due to adhesions with normal bowel wall thickening and when a neoplasm is identified as the etiology of large bowel obstruction on unenhanced CT, an intravenous contrast agent may be avoided for the identification of the etiology. In remaining cases, contrast agent is still recommended.

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