Diagnostic performance of using effervescent powder for detection and grading of esophageal varices by multi-detector computed tomography

CANSU, AYŞEGÜL; AHMETOĞLU, ALİ; KUL, SİBEL; Yukunc, Gokcen; FİDAN, SAMİ; ARSLAN, MEHMET; TOPBAŞ, MURAT

doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.11.014

Diagnostic performance of using effervescent powder for detection and grading of esophageal varices by multi-detector computed tomography

CANSU A. , AHMETOĞLU A. , KUL S. , Yukunc G., FİDAN S. , ARSLAN M., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.83, no.3, pp.497-502, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 83 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.11.014
Title of Journal : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.497-502
Keywords: Esophageal varices, Cirrhosis, Computed tomography, Effervescent powder, LIVER CT, PROGNOSTIC INDICATORS, PORTAL VENOGRAPHY, ROW CT, CIRRHOSIS, ENDOSCOPY, HEMORRHAGE, MANAGEMENT, SURVIVAL

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the effect of using effervescent powder (EP) on the efficacy of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) in detection and grading of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients by considering endoscopy as the gold standard.