ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2020
Vascular branching geometry relating to portal hypertension: a study of liver microvasculature in cirrhotic rats by X-ray phase-contrast computed tomography.
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Abstract
backgroundPortal hypertension is one of the major complications of cirrhosis. The changes in hepatic microvasculature are considered as critical pathophysiological characteristics of portal hypertension. X-ray phase-contrast computed tomography (PCCT) is a new imaging technique that can detect liver vessels at a micrometric level without contrast agents.
methodsIn this study, male Sprague-Dawley rats with liver cirrhosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl
resultsThe results demonstrated that the branch angle and MD significantly increased in the CCl
conclusionsThe branch angle and MD could accurately distinguish portal pressure in cirrhotic rats, suggesting that branching geometric characteristics of the microvasculature may be a promising marker in the prognosis of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis.
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