CT IVC venogram: normalized quantitative criteria for patency and thrombosis

Abdominal Radiology
Marina MityulMotoyo Yano

Abstract

Establish normal attenuation ratios for vein to artery on CT IVC venogram and determine a vascular attenuation ratio diagnostic of thrombus. This retrospective, HIPAA-compliant study included 56 CT IVC venograms. Images were reviewed for the presence of femoral vein or IVC thrombus. Attenuation ratios for each vein and its corresponding artery were calculated by two observers and averaged in four venous stations (right and left femoral veins, and IVC at the confluence of the iliac veins and at the left renal vein). The reference standard for the absence of thrombus was clinical follow-up and for the presence of thrombus it was thrombectomy or catheter venogram. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed using ratios from one venous station and threshold for thrombus was determined using the Youden's index. 36 of 56 CTs demonstrated no thrombus. 20 CTs demonstrated thrombus, confirmed in eight patients. For CTs with no thrombus, median ratios among the venous stations ranged from 0.89 (IQR 0.83-0.93) to 0.91 (IQR 0.86-0.94). ROC analysis of ratios from a single representative station (left femoral vein, n = 4 confirmed clots) demonstrated an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.994 (p = 0.001) and a threshold of 0...Continue Reading

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