Table 2 Characteristics of liver lesions, n = 49, (with number, diameter of liver lesions depth of liver nodules from skin in cm), diagnostic gold standard (only CT/only MRI/ CT and MRI), duplexsonography data showing perfusion-index (PI) and resistance-index (RI) hepatic artery and portal venous flow parameters, and diagnosis of liver lesions according to diagnostic gold standard (histology/CT/MRT).
Parameter | All (n = 49) | TIPS (n = 26) | No TIPS (n = 23) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics of liver lesions | Number of liver lesions per patient | 2 (1–8) | 2 (1–8) | 2 (1–6) |
Depth of lesion from skin [cm] | 6 (2–14) | 7 (3–14) | 5 (2–11) | |
Diameter of lesion [cm] | 2.3 (0.7–15.3) | 2.3 (0.7–4.6) | 3.2 (0.9–15.3) | |
Diagnostic gold standard | MRI | 37 (76%) | 21 (81%) | 16 (70%) |
CT | 38 (78%) | 19 (73%) | 19 (82%) | |
only CT/only MRI/CT and MRI | 12/11/26 (25/22/53%) | 5/7/14 (19/27/54%) | 7/4/12 (30/18/52%) | |
Histology | 10 (20%) | 3 (12%) | 7 (30%) | |
Duplex sonography | PVV (cm/s) | 28 (0–88) | 35 (22–88) | 21 (0–37)*** |
Hepatic artery RI | 0.8 (0.6–0.9) | 0.8 (0.6–0.9) | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) | |
Hepatic artery PI | 1.6 (0.8–3.3) | 1.6 (1.1–3.3) | 1.6 (0.8–2.7) | |
Diagnosis | HCC | 26 (53%) | 11 (42%) | 15 (65%) |
Benign lesions | 23 (47%) | 15 (58%) | 8 (40%) |
