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Grades for esophageal varices in patients with portalhypertension-multidetector CT comparison with endoscopy

Poster No.: C-0964

Congress: ECR 2015

Type: Scientific Exhibit

Authors: M.-P. WU, Y. Xie, B. Song, Y. Liu, Z. Huang; Chengdu/CN

Keywords: Veins / Vena cava, CT, Staging, Varices

DOI: 10.1594/ecr2015/C-0964

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Aims and objectives

The aim of our study was to evaluate the correlation between endoscopic grades andmultidetector CT grades for esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension#

Methods and materials

A total of 30 patients with portal hypertension diagnosed by endoscopy in WestChina Hospital Sichuan University from January 2013 to May 2013 were selected. Allpatients underwent endoscopic grades and multidetector CT grades for esophagealvarices#Correlation between endoscopic grades and multidetector CT grades wasdetected using Spearman's rank correlation test#

Results

The grades results on endoscopy were as follows: 4 cases mild ( 13.3%), 7 casesmoderate ( 23.3%) and 19 cases severe ( 63.3%) . The grades results on multidetector CTwere as follows: 5 cases Grade 1 ( 16.6%), 8 cases Grade 2 ( 26.6%) and 17 cases Grade3 ( 56.6%). There was no good correlation between endoscopic grades and multidetectorCT grades with a rank correlation coefficient ( r=0.339#P>0.05).

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Fig. 1: Mild (Endoscopy)

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Fig. 2: Grade 1 (Multidetector CT)

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Fig. 3: Moderate (Endoscopy)

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Fig. 4: Grade 2 (Multidetector CT)

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Fig. 5: Severe (Endoscopy)

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Fig. 6: Grade 3 (Multidetector CT)

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Conclusion

There is no good correlation between endoscopic and multidetector CT grades. Themultidetector CT grades for esophageal varices is yet to be explored#

Personal information

Ming-peng WU

M.D. candidate (8-year program medical student)

Major: Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine

Medical Imaging Resource Center of West China School of Medicine

Department of Radiology,West China Hospital,Sichuan University

No.37, GuoXue Xiang,Chengdu,Sichuan Province,P.R.China,610041

Email:554298345@qq.com

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