Aortic and Hepatic Enhancement and Tumor-to-Liver Contrast: Analysis of the Effect of Different Concentrations of Contrast Material at Multi–Detector Row Helical CT
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 224 (3), 757-763
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2243011188
Abstract
To investigate the effect of different iodine concentrations of contrast material on aortic and hepatic enhancement and the detectability of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with multi-detector row computed tomography (CT) and a uniphasic contrast material injection technique.Two hundred one patients with known or who were suspected of having HCC underwent multi-detector row CT; 58 patients with hypervascular HCC were identified. First-, second-, and third-phase scanning was started with the aortic arrival times plus 15 seconds, plus 30 seconds, and plus 105 seconds, respectively. All patients were assigned randomly into two groups. Patients in groups A and B received iopamidol with an iodine concentration of 300 mg/mL and 370 mg/mL, respectively, with the same total iodine load per patient per body weight. The liver and aorta enhancement and tumor-to-liver contrast (TLC) were measured. Depiction of hepatic arteries was evaluated visually by two radiologists.During the first phase, aortic enhancement was significantly (P <.01) higher in group B, with no significant difference in hepatic enhancement between the two groups. During the second phase, aortic enhancement was significantly (P <.01) higher in group A, with no significant difference in hepatic enhancement. The TLC was significantly (P <.01) higher in group B during the first phase, but there was no significant difference between the two groups during the second phase. There was no significant difference in any parameters between the two groups during the third phase. Depiction of the hepatic arteries in group B was significantly (P <.05) superior to that in group A.In the arterial phase, administration of a higher concentration of contrast material is effective for a significantly higher TLC.Keywords
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