Validity of color doppler sonography in evaluation of malignant portal vein thrombosis in hepatocellular carcinoma
JPMI-Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute. 2013; 27 (2): 213-219
in English
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to assess the validity of color doppler sonography in the evaluation of malignant portal vein thrombosis in hepatocellular carcinoma [findings on biphasic spiral computed tomography were used as the gold standard]. This study was conducted in the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad from March 2009 to November 2009. A total of 100 patients those who were already diagnosed cases of HCC or those having high suspicion of HCC based on clinical criteria [e.g., chronic hepatitis B or C, liver cirrhosis, increased alpha fetoprotein level [>400ng/dl]] and /or Imaging findings [e.g., sonography, MRI, CT] were included in this study. Color doppler sonography had 80.7% sensitivity and 100% specificity in the detection of arterial flow in the portal vein thrombus [i.e., malignant thrombus] in comparison with biphasic CT [taken as gold standard]. Color doppler sonography is an effective, noninvasive method for evaluating the presence of malignant portal vein thrombosis associated with HCC
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Portal Vein
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Venous Thrombosis
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Liver Neoplasms
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Postgrad. Med. Inst.
Year:
2013
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