Abdominal radiology (New York)
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To establish measurement quality criteria for the noninvasive assessment of clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH) in patients with cirrhosis using CT-based liver surface nodularity (LSN) measurements. ⋯ CT-based LSN measurement is highly reproducible and accurate. We suggest using at least 8 valid measurements to determine the mean LSN value for the detection of CSPH.
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Some patients with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) present with abdominal symptoms. Abdominal manifestations of COVID on imaging are not yet established. The goal of this study was to quantify the frequency of positive findings on abdominopelvic CT in COVID-positive patients, and to identify clinical factors associated with positive findings to assist with imaging triage. ⋯ Abdominopelvic CT performed on COVID-positive patients yielded a positive finding in 57% of patients. Younger age, male gender, and lower hemoglobin were associated with higher odds of having reportable positive abdominopelvic CT findings.