Title: Imageologic Analysis of Blood Supply in Advanced Primary Hepatic Carcinoma
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the blood supply in advanced primary hepatic carcinoma. Methods Thirty one cases with advanced primary hepatic carcinoma, before their first TACE, all underwent digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and computed tomographic angiography (CTAP and CTHA) of the liver. Lipiodol CT (Lp CT) were performed 4 weeks later after TACE. Results All of 31 cases showed the evidence of blood supply from hepatic artery, 28 cases(90.3%) simply from hepatic artery, 3 cases (9.3%) from both hepatic artery and collateral artery, no case showed the sign of the portal vein supply. In single level dynamic scanning of CTHA and CTAP, the time attenuation curves showed that the degree of enhancement between the tumor and the parenchyma had significant deference in CTHA ( P 0.05), but had no significant deference in CTAP ( P 0.05) . The areas of the tumors which showed in CTHA and CTAP at the same level had no significant deference ( P 0.05). Conclusion All the tumors in 31 cases with advanced primary hepatic carcinoma showed that blood supply was mostly from hepatic artery or hepatic artery and collateral arteries, and none from the portal vein.
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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