Journal
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
Volume 32, Issue 3, Pages 1770-1780Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08255-4
Keywords
Pancreas; Fibrosis; Multidetector computed tomography; Contrast media
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The ECV fraction can be used to assess pancreatic fibrosis and predict postoperative pancreatic fistula. Evaluation of pancreatic tissue can be conducted through multiphasic CE-CT to obtain relevant results.
Objective To investigate the diagnostic performance of the extracellular volume (ECV) fraction in multiphasic contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) for estimating histologic pancreatic fibrosis and predicting postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF). Methods Eighty-five patients (49 men; mean age, 69 years) who underwent multiphasic CE-CT followed by pancreaticoduodenectomy with pancreaticojejunal anastomosis between January 2012 and December 2018 were retrospectively included. The ECV fraction was calculated from absolute enhancements of the pancreas and aorta between the precontrast and equilibrium-phase images, followed by comparisons among histologic pancreatic fibrosis grades (F0-F3). The diagnostic performance of the ECV fraction in advanced fibrosis (F2-F3) was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the associations of the risk of POPF development with patient characteristics, histologic findings, and CT imaging parameters. Results The mean ECV fraction of the pancreas was 34.4% +/- 9.5, with an excellent intrareader agreement of 0.811 and a moderate positive correlation with pancreatic fibrosis (r = 0.476; p < 0.001). The mean ECV fraction in advanced fibrosis was significantly higher than that in no/mild fibrosis (44.4% +/- 10.8 vs. 31.7% +/- 6.7; p < 0.001), and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis was 0.837. Twenty-two patients (25.9%) developed clinically relevant POPF. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the ECV fraction was a significant predictor of POPF. Conclusions The ECV fraction can offer quantitative information for assessing pancreatic fibrosis and POPF after pancreaticojejunal anastomosis.
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