Perfusion computed tomography imaging and its clinical applications in chronic liver diseases / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Perfusion computed tomography (CT) imaging is a kind of functional imaging technique to evaluate and determine the hepatic and portal blood flow noninvasively.It offers the significant clinical advantages in the early diagnosis,evaluation of treatment response,and prognosis assessment in chronic liver diseases.In this article,we reviewed the principle,scanning protocol,clinical applications,and advances in chronic liver diseases of hepatic perfusion CT imaging.