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Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Transabdominal Ultrasonography to Diagnose Early Chronic Pancreatitis
Joint Authors
Azemoto, Nobuaki
Kumagi, Teru
Yokota, Tomoyuki
Hirooka, Masashi
Kuroda, Taira
Koizumi, Mitsuhito
Ohno, Yoshinori
Yamanishi, Hirofumi
Onji, Morikazu
Hiasa, Yoichi
Abe, Masanori
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between the grade of chronic pancreatitis (CP) and pancreatic blood flow as measured by contrast-enhanced transabdominal ultrasonography (CEUS) and to diagnose early CP easily.
Methods.
This pilot study was conducted in 8 patients with CP, 7 patients with early CP, and 6 control participants.
After injecting 0.015 mL/kg of perflubutane by manual bolus, values in one region of interest (ROI) in pancreatic parenchyma and one ROI including the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) were measured.
Results.
The ratio of blood flow in the SMA and pancreatic parenchyma increased with grade of CP and was significantly higher in patients with CP (5.41; 2.10–11.02) than in patients with early CP (2.46; 1.41–5.05) and control participants (2.32; 1.25–3.04) ( P = 0.0 279 , P = 0.01 4 2 , resp.).
The ratio of blood flow in the SMA and pancreatic parenchyma correlated with grade of CP ( r s = 0 .
5904 , P = 0.00 48 ) .
Conclusion.
The ratio of blood flow correlates with grade of CP on CEUS.
This safe and convenient method may be useful to diagnose early CP.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Azemoto, Nobuaki& Kumagi, Teru& Yokota, Tomoyuki& Hirooka, Masashi& Kuroda, Taira& Koizumi, Mitsuhito…[et al.]. 2015. Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Transabdominal Ultrasonography to Diagnose Early Chronic Pancreatitis. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055304
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Azemoto, Nobuaki…[et al.]. Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Transabdominal Ultrasonography to Diagnose Early Chronic Pancreatitis. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055304
American Medical Association (AMA)
Azemoto, Nobuaki& Kumagi, Teru& Yokota, Tomoyuki& Hirooka, Masashi& Kuroda, Taira& Koizumi, Mitsuhito…[et al.]. Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Transabdominal Ultrasonography to Diagnose Early Chronic Pancreatitis. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055304
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055304