Computed tomography perfusion of the liver: Assessment of pure portal blood flow studied with CT perfusion during superior mesenteric arterial portography

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 709-715

  Kojima, H ^a   Tanigawa, N ^a   Komemushi, A ^a   Kariya, S ^a   Sawada, S ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Liver; Perfusion; Portal vein; Tomography; X ray

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; HEMODIALYZERS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; X RAYS;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; LIVER; PERFUSION; PORTAL VEIN;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TUMOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; PORTAL VEIN; RADIOGRAPHY; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; PORTAL VEIN; PORTOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 16644393272     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410001385     Document Type: Article

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