Advantages of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography over computed tomography for the detection of persistent type II endoleak after embolization: A case report

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 522-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maysa Heineck Cury ◽  
Marcus Vinícius Martins Cury ◽  
Marcos Roberto Godoy ◽  
Marcelo Fernando Matielo
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Type Ii Endoleak ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography

scholarly journals Management for traumatic hepatic injury diagnosed by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in a patient with an occluded coeliac axis: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 030006052110199
Author(s):  
Young Hoon Sul ◽  
Yook Kim
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Hepatic Artery ◽  
Hepatic Injury ◽  
Active Bleeding ◽  
Organ Injury ◽  
Solid Organ ◽  
Median Arcuate Ligament ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Arcuate Ligament ◽  
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography

Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) is the standard of care for haemodynamically-stable patients with blunt hepatic injury but it is sometimes impossible due to unfavourable vascular anatomies. This case report describes a 43-year-old male patient with abdominal pain following a motorcycle accident. Based on computed tomography (CT) findings, he was diagnosed with high-grade hepatic injury with coeliac axis stenosis (CAS) due to compression by the median arcuate ligament, and an aberrant right hepatic artery. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) demonstrated multiple high echogenic tubular and ovoid structures suggestive of active bleeding within the injured liver area. Angiography revealed unique interlobar and intrahepatic collateral vessels between the right and left hepatic arteries. Liver haemorrhages were also identified. Catheterization of the feeding arteries through the collateral pathway was unsuccessful, so a decision was made to cannulate the stenotic portion of the coeliac trunk with a 5-Fr Yashiro catheter. After several attempts, the microcatheter was successfully advanced coaxially into the common hepatic artery. Embolization was performed with a 1:2 mixture of N-butyl cyanoacrylate and iodized oil. Successful haemostasis was confirmed following TAE. CEUS helped clinicians identify active bleeding following traumatic solid organ injury. TAE was a safe and effective treatment strategy. Before performing TAE, attention should be given to the presence of CAS associated with compression by the median arcuate ligament.

scholarly journals Imaging of the adrenal gland lesions

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Herr ◽  
Valdair F. Muglia ◽  
Walter José Koff ◽  
Antonio Carlos Westphalen
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Adrenal Gland ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Cross Sectional Imaging ◽  
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography ◽  
Photon Emission Tomography

With the steep increase in the use of cross-sectional imaging in recent years, the incidentally detected adrenal lesion, or "incidentaloma", has become an increasingly common diagnostic problem for the radiologist, and a need for an approach to classifying these lesions as benign, malignant or indeterminate with imaging has spurred an explosion of research. While most incidentalomas represent benign disease, typically an adenoma, the possibility of malignant involvement of the adrenal gland necessitates a reliance on imaging to inform management decisions. In this article, we review the literature on adrenal gland imaging, with particular emphasis on computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and photon-emission tomography, and discuss how these findings relate to clinical practice. Emerging technologies, such as contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, dual-energy computed tomography, and magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging will also be briefly addressed.

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