Dynamic computed tomographic quantitation of hepatic perfusion in dogs with and without portal vascular anomalies Export

@article{citeulike:2240675, abstract = {Abstract American Journal of Veterinary Research September 2007, Vol. 68, No. 9, Pages 970-974 doi: 10.2460/ajvr.68.9.970 Dynamic computed tomographic quantitation of hepatic perfusion in dogs with and without portal vascular anomalies Allison L. Zwingenberger, DVM; Frances S. Shofer, PhD Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104-6010. (Zwingenberger, Shofer) Dr. Zwingenberger's present address is Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 Presented in abstract form at the International Veterinary Radiology Association Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 2006. Address correspondence to Dr. Zwingenberger. Objective—To compare hepatic, pancreatic, and gastric perfusion on dynamic computed tomography (CT) scans of clinically normal dogs with those of dogs with portal vascular anomalies. Sample Population—Dynamic computed tomography (CT) scans of 10 clinically normal dogs and 21 dogs with portal vascular anomalies. Procedures—Retrospective analysis of dynamic CT scans. Hepatic arterial perfusion, hepatic portal perfusion, total hepatic perfusion, hepatic perfusion index, gastric perfusion, and pancreatic perfusion were calculated from time attenuation curves. Results—Mean ± hepatic arterial perfusion was significantly higher in affected dogs (0.57 ± 0.27 mL/min•mL1) than in clinically normal dogs (0.23 ± 0.11 mL/min•mL1), and hepatic portal perfusion was significantly lower in affected dogs (0.52 ± 0.47 mL/min•mL1) than in clinically normal dogs (1.08 ± 0.45 mL/min•mL1). This was reflected in the hepatic perfusion index, which was significantly higher in affected dogs (0.59 ± 0.34), compared with clinically normal dogs (0.19 ± 0.07). Gastric perfusion was significantly higher in dogs with portal vascular anomalies (0.72 ± 0.44 mL/min•mL1) than in clinically normal dogs (0.41 ± 0.21 mL/min•mL1), but total hepatic perfusion and pancreatic perfusion were not significantly different. Among subgroups, dogs with congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts and dogs with arterioportal fistulae had higher hepatic arterial perfusion than did clinically normal dogs. Dogs with congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts also had an increase in gastric perfusion and hepatic perfusion index. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Hepatic perfusion variables measured on CT scans revealed differences in hemodynamics between clinically normal dogs and those with portal vascular anomalies.}, author = {Zwingenberger, A. L. and Shofer, F. S.}, citeulike-article-id = {2240675}, journal = {American Journal of Veterinary Research}, keywords = {anomaly, ct, dog, dynamic, hepatic, perfusion, portal, vein}, number = {9}, pages = {970--974}, posted-at = {2008-01-16 19:45:44}, priority = {3}, title = {Dynamic computed tomographic quantitation of hepatic perfusion in dogs with and without portal vascular anomalies}, volume = {68} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2240675 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2240675 N2 - Abstract American Journal of Veterinary Research September 2007, Vol. 68, No. 9, Pages 970-974 doi: 10.2460/ajvr.68.9.970 Dynamic computed tomographic quantitation of hepatic perfusion in dogs with and without portal vascular anomalies Allison L. Zwingenberger, DVM; Frances S. Shofer, PhD Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104-6010. (Zwingenberger, Shofer) Dr. Zwingenberger's present address is Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 Presented in abstract form at the International Veterinary Radiology Association Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 2006. Address correspondence to Dr. Zwingenberger. Objective—To compare hepatic, pancreatic, and gastric perfusion on dynamic computed tomography (CT) scans of clinically normal dogs with those of dogs with portal vascular anomalies. Sample Population—Dynamic computed tomography (CT) scans of 10 clinically normal dogs and 21 dogs with portal vascular anomalies. Procedures—Retrospective analysis of dynamic CT scans. Hepatic arterial perfusion, hepatic portal perfusion, total hepatic perfusion, hepatic perfusion index, gastric perfusion, and pancreatic perfusion were calculated from time attenuation curves. Results—Mean ± hepatic arterial perfusion was significantly higher in affected dogs (0.57 ± 0.27 mL/min•mL1) than in clinically normal dogs (0.23 ± 0.11 mL/min•mL1), and hepatic portal perfusion was significantly lower in affected dogs (0.52 ± 0.47 mL/min•mL1) than in clinically normal dogs (1.08 ± 0.45 mL/min•mL1). This was reflected in the hepatic perfusion index, which was significantly higher in affected dogs (0.59 ± 0.34), compared with clinically normal dogs (0.19 ± 0.07). Gastric perfusion was significantly higher in dogs with portal vascular anomalies (0.72 ± 0.44 mL/min•mL1) than in clinically normal dogs (0.41 ± 0.21 mL/min•mL1), but total hepatic perfusion and pancreatic perfusion were not significantly different. Among subgroups, dogs with congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts and dogs with arterioportal fistulae had higher hepatic arterial perfusion than did clinically normal dogs. Dogs with congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts also had an increase in gastric perfusion and hepatic perfusion index. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Hepatic perfusion variables measured on CT scans revealed differences in hemodynamics between clinically normal dogs and those with portal vascular anomalies. IS - 9 JF - American Journal of Veterinary Research EP - 974 TI - Dynamic computed tomographic quantitation of hepatic perfusion in dogs with and without portal vascular anomalies VL - 68 SP - 970 KW - anomaly KW - ct KW - dog KW - dynamic KW - hepatic KW - perfusion KW - portal KW - vein AU - Zwingenberger, AL AU - Shofer, FS ER -