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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ilione, Tochukwu
• Ohagwu, Christopher C
• Ogolodom, Michael Promise

Titel

Computed Tomography Evaluation of the Caudate-to-Right Lobe Ratio in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Subjects with Normal Liver in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Ist Teil von

• Health science journal, 2019-01, Vol.13 (5), p.1-7

Ort / Verlag

Egaleo: Technological Educational Institute of Athens

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Keywords: Abdominal computed tomography; Caudateright lobe ratio; Liver cirrhosis Introduction Liver cirrhosis is the end stage of a range of chronic diffuse liver diseases and is forever progressive leading to hepatic dysfunction, portal hypertension and hepatocellular carcinoma [1]. The aim of this study is to determine the significance of C/RL ratio in diagnosing liver cirrhosis and if level of accuracy is confirmed, may serve to eliminate the need for liver biopsy in liver cirrhosis. Materials and Methods This is a prospective cross-sectional study, which involve the evaluation of the transverse caudate lobe-to-right lobe ratio in patients diagnosed with liver cirrhosis and patients with apparently normal liver who were referred by their physicians for abdominal CT imaging at Union Diagnostics and Clinical Services, Benin City, Nigeria. The participants were placed in the supine position in the CT gantry and scanned from the level of about 2 cm above the diaphragm to the iliac region with standard protocols and techniques (slice thickness: 5mm, slice interval: 5 mm, helical scan mode, matrix: 1024·1024, 120 KV, 200 mAs, rotation time: 0.6 seconds, 60 ml of contrapaque ® was injected intravenously for the contrast-enhanced series while the scan was going on using a power injector).