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ArticleJapanese journal of radiology2021

Diffusion tensor imaging of the spleen in prediction and grading of esophageal varices in cirrhotic children with portal hypertension.

Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek, Mona Mohamed Hafez, Walaa Mahmoud, Ahmed Ramadan Ismail, Khadiga M Ali, Tarek Elsayed Barakat

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Article in Japanese journal of radiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel RazekDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 13551, Egypt. arazek@mans.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-5932
Mona Mohamed HafezCardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Walaa MahmoudDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 13551, Egypt.
Ahmed Ramadan IsmailGastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Khadiga M AliDepartment of Pathology, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Tarek Elsayed BarakatGastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
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purposeTo assess diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of spleen in prediction and grading of esophageal varices (OV) in cirrhotic children.

methodsThis prospective study was conducted upon 30 children with cirrhotic children with OV and 10 age-gender matched controls that underwent DTI of abdomen. Mean diffusivity (MD) and fractional anisotropy (FA) of spleen were calculated and matched with the grading of OV at endoscopy and laboratory biomarkers of portal hypertension.

resultsMean ADC of spleen in patient was significantly different (p = 0.001) from that of controls by both reviewers respectively. The cutoff ADC measurement of the spleen used for prediction of OV was ≥ 0.75 and ≥ 0.76 × 10

conclusionDTI metrics of spleen can predict and grade OV and correlated with laboratory biomarkers of portal hypertension.

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Esophageal and Gastric VaricesHypertension, PortalChildDiffusion Tensor ImagingHumansLiver CirrhosisProspective StudiesSpleenChildCirrhosisDiffusion tensor imagingEsophageal varicesSpleen

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