Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2018

Triple phase multidimensional computed tomography in the characterization of focal hepatic lesions

Dr. N. Aravind, Dr. P. Roselin

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Background : Liver being one of the largest organ in the body is the site for a wide gamut of benign and malignant neoplasms. It is also one of the commonest sites for metastatic neoplasms for primary tumor elsewherePurpose of the study is to determine the value of various phases of triple helical CT, hepatic arterial phase (HAP), Portal venous phase (PVP) & equiliium phase (EP), in the detection and characterization of hepatic lesions. Ability to reconstruct images at overlapping intervals and at very small intervals as small as 1 mm. Methodology : Sixty eight patients with age range from 24 years to 77 years were evaluated and  underwent MDCT examination for the evaluation of focal hepatic neoplasms.Results : Our study included 68 patients with hepatic neoplasms. Most common neoplasm was HCC which accounted for 41.1% of our cases followed by metastases which accounted for 20.5% and hemangioma which accounted for 11.7% and abscess and hepatic cyst which accounted for 7.3% and cholangio carcinoma which accounted for 4.4% and 1 case of FNH and Biliary cystadenoma which accounted for 1.4%. Conclusion: In one of the study documented the difference seen in the no. of lesions detected during portal venous phase and other phases where lesions were less than 1–2 cm in size. Equiliium phase is useful in characterization in cases of hemangioma, focal nodular hyperplasia and cholangio carcinoma and not in detection of additional lesions.

 

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Dr.N.Aravind, Dr.P.Roselin, Triple phase multidimensional computed tomography in the characterization of focal hepatic lesions, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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