Triple-Phase Multidetector Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Canine Hepatic Lesions
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Pathology | Pre-Contrast | Arterial | Portal | Delayed Venous | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Lesion | Normal | Lesion | Normal | Lesion | Normal | Lesion | |
Malignant (n = 14) | 63.1 (±9.02) | 47.9 (±11.34) * | 67.9 (±7.11) | 52.8 (±17.24) * | 113.8 (±11.43) | 85.6 (±30.58) * | 107.1 (±13.20) | 87.0 (±30.23) * |
Benign (n = 17) | 60.9 (±8.69) | 48.0 (±24.76) * | 69.9 (±16.00) | 65.0 (±28.80) | 114.6 (±18.71) | 90.5 (±42.41) * | 112.8 (±7.09) | 83.2 (±29.28) * |
Pathology | Pre-Contrast | Arterial | Portal | Delayed Venous | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Lesion | Normal | Lesion | Normal | Lesion | Normal | Lesion | |
Inflammation (n = 5) | 59.2 (±7.89) | 39.2 (±6.61) * | 68.4 (±21.38) | 48.2 (±14.48) * | 121.4 (±23.42) | 60.4 (±23.65) * | 110.8 (±6.87) | 57.4 (±21.84) * |
Degenerative (n = 7) | 59.7 (±10.48) | 42.9 (±27.86) | 71.3 (±18.46) | 71.6 (±33.71) | 114.7 (±14.44) | 99.0 (±46.81) | 117.4 (±4.89) | 102.1 (±19.23) |
HA (n = 4) | 62.8 (±7.72) | 67.3 (±31.16) | 67.3 (±5.74) | 67.0 (±31.55) | 105.8 (±23.16) | 95.8 (±33.03) | 106.5 (±6.81) | 73.5 (±26.41) |
Nodular hyperplasia (n = 1) | 70.0 | 51.0 | 78.0 | 95.0 | 115.0 | 161.0 | 115.0 | 119.0 |
HCC (n = 8) | 62.0 (±8.78) | 50.9 (±14.37) * | 67.3 (±6.04) | 58.5 (±20.40) | 111.6 (±11.64) | 94.9 (±19.33) | 104.5 (±11.86) | 90.5 (±26.15) |
HSA (n = 4) | 69.3 (±2.63) | 44.8 (±4.27) * | 71.8 (±9.60) | 46.5 (±10.08) * | 117.0 (±7.07) | 69.0 (±49.44) | 109.8 (±5.56) | 87.0 (±43.36) |
Cholangiocarcinoma (n = 1) | 66.0 | 44.0 | 64.0 | 45.0 | 132.0 | 96.0 | 135.0 | 95.0 |
Histiocytic sarcoma (n = 1) | 45.0 | 41.0 | 61.0 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 89.0 | 51.0 |
Pathology | Pre-Contrast | Arterial | Portal | Delayed Venous | ||||||||
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Hypo | Iso | Hyper | Hypo | Iso | Hyper | Hypo | Iso | Hyper | Hypo | Iso | Hyper | |
Inflammation (n = 5) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Degenerative (n = 7) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
HA (n = 4) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Nodular hyperplasia (n = 1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
HCC (n = 8) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
HSA (n = 4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Cholangiocarcinoma (n = 1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Histiocytic sarcoma (n = 1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Stehlík, L.; Di Tommaso, M.; Del Signore, F.; Paninárová, M.; Terragni, R.; Magni, T.; Pontonutti, L.; Carloni, A.; Alberti, M.; De Magistris, A.V.; et al. Triple-Phase Multidetector Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Canine Hepatic Lesions. Animals 2021, 11, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010011
Stehlík L, Di Tommaso M, Del Signore F, Paninárová M, Terragni R, Magni T, Pontonutti L, Carloni A, Alberti M, De Magistris AV, et al. Triple-Phase Multidetector Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Canine Hepatic Lesions. Animals. 2021; 11(1):11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010011
Chicago/Turabian StyleStehlík, Ladislav, Morena Di Tommaso, Francesca Del Signore, Michaela Paninárová, Rossella Terragni, Tommaso Magni, Luisa Pontonutti, Andrea Carloni, Monica Alberti, Angela V. De Magistris, and et al. 2021. "Triple-Phase Multidetector Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Canine Hepatic Lesions" Animals 11, no. 1: 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010011