Table 1 Comparisons of Iodine density before and after TIPS.

From: Hepatic parenchyma and vascular blood flow changes after TIPS with spectral CT iodine density in HBV-related liver cirrhosis

Iodine density (mg/ml)

Before

After

P

Liver parenchyma

 AP

9.3 ± 3.1

13.4 ± 4.4

< 0.01

 VP

23.1 ± 4.5

23.0 ± 5.3

0.88

 EP

19.8 ± 4.1

19.4 ± 4.6

0.57

 NIDLAP (*10–2)

6.5 ± 2.4

11.1 ± 2.5

< 0.01

 AIF

0.40 ± 0.11

0.58 ± 0.11

< 0.01

AortaAP

146.0 ± 34.5

120.9 ± 30.7

< 0.01

Portal VeinAP

23.1 ± 11.7

36.5 ± 13.0

< 0.01

Portal VeinVP

55.5 ± 9.1

53.0 ± 10.8

0.17

NIDPVAP (*10–2)

16.4 ± 8.5

31.8 ± 12.8

< 0.01

Liver volume

1110.5 ± 287.4

1092.0 ± 276.3

0.28

  1. Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation. AP arterial phase, VP venous phase, EP equilibrium phase, AIF liver arterial iodine density fraction, NIDLAP normalized iodine density of liver parenchyma in arterial phase, NIDPVAP normalized iodine density of portal vein in arterial phase.
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