Assessment of liver fibrosis severity using computed tomography-based liver and spleen volumetric indices in patients with chronic liver disease.

Journal: European radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether the liver and spleen volumetric indices, measured on portal venous phase CT images, could be used to assess liver fibrosis severity in chronic liver disease.

Authors

  • Jung Hee Son
    Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Seung Soo Lee
    From the Department of Computer Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (K.J.C.); Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology (J.K.J., S.S.L., Y.S.S., W.H.S., H.S.K., J.Y., J.H.K., S.Y.K.) and Department of Diagnostic Pathology (E.S.Y.), Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, South Korea; Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (J.Y.C.); Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea (Y.L.); and Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (B.K.K.).
  • Yedaun Lee
    From the Department of Computer Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (K.J.C.); Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology (J.K.J., S.S.L., Y.S.S., W.H.S., H.S.K., J.Y., J.H.K., S.Y.K.) and Department of Diagnostic Pathology (E.S.Y.), Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, South Korea; Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (J.Y.C.); Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea (Y.L.); and Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (B.K.K.).
  • Bo-Kyeong Kang
    From the Department of Computer Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (K.J.C.); Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology (J.K.J., S.S.L., Y.S.S., W.H.S., H.S.K., J.Y., J.H.K., S.Y.K.) and Department of Diagnostic Pathology (E.S.Y.), Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, South Korea; Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (J.Y.C.); Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea (Y.L.); and Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (B.K.K.).
  • Yu Sub Sung
    From the Department of Computer Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (K.J.C.); Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology (J.K.J., S.S.L., Y.S.S., W.H.S., H.S.K., J.Y., J.H.K., S.Y.K.) and Department of Diagnostic Pathology (E.S.Y.), Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, South Korea; Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (J.Y.C.); Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea (Y.L.); and Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Medical Center, Hanyang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (B.K.K.).
  • SoRa Jo
    Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, South Korea.
  • Eunsil Yu
    Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, South Korea.