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ArticleDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)2023

Can expiratory or inspiratory contrast-enhanced computed tomography be more efficient for fast-track cannulation of the right adrenal vein in adrenal venous sampling?

Yoshinori Tsukahara, Keisuke Todoroki, Takeshi Suzuki, Akira Yamada, Masahiro Kurozumi, Yasunari Fujinaga

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Article in Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yoshinori TsukaharaDepartment of Radiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1602-2728
Keisuke TodorokiDepartment of Radiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2030-4883
Takeshi SuzukiDepartment of Radiology, Nagano Municipal Hospital, Nagano, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3040-0625
Akira YamadaDepartment of Radiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4199-203X
Masahiro KurozumiDepartment of Radiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5884-2281
Yasunari FujinagaDepartment of Radiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3752-257X
Shinshu University · JPNagano Municipal Hospital · JP

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Abstract

purposeThis study compares the usefulness of expiratory arterial phase (EAP)-contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) (CECT) with that of inspiratory arterial phase (IAP)-CECT in adrenal venous sampling (AVS).

methodsSixty-four patients who underwent AVS and CECT at the authors' hospital between April 2013 and June 2019 were included in this study. The patients were classified into the following two groups: EAP (32 patients) and IAP (32 patients) groups. The single arterial phase images were obtained at 40 seconds in the IAP group. The double arterial phase images were obtained at 40 seconds in the early arterial phase and 55 seconds in the late arterial phase in the EAP group. The authors then compared the right adrenal vein (RAV) visualization rate on the CECT, the difference between the CECT images and adrenal venograms in the localization of the RAV orifice, the cannulation time to the RAV, and the volume of contrast agent administered intraoperatively between the two groups.

resultsThe rates of the RAV visualization in the EAP group were 84.4% in the early arterial phase, 93.8% in the late arterial phase, and 100% in the combined early and late arterial phases. The rate of the RAV visualization in the IAP group was 96.9%. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of the rate of the RAV visualization. However, there was a small difference in the location of the RAV orifice between the CECT images and adrenal venograms in the EAP group as compared with the IAP group (P < 0.001). The median time to the RAV catheterization was significantly shorter in the EAP group (27.5 minutes) than in the IAP group (35.5 minutes;

conclusionThe EAP-CECT is more useful for increasing the speed of the RAV cannulation due to the small difference in the localization of the RAV orifice compared to IAP-CECT. However, since EAP-CECT has double contrast arterial phases and increased radiation exposure compared to IAP-CECT, only the late arterial phase may be acceptable to reduce radiation exposure.

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HyperaldosteronismAdrenal GlandsCatheterizationHumansRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedAdrenalaldosteronismcontrastCTvenography

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PMCPMC10679638
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