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Diagnosis of complications associated with acute cholecystitis using computed tomography and diffusion‑weighted imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion

  • Authors:
    • Minoru Tomizawa
    • Fuminobu Shinozaki
    • Satomi Tanaka
    • Takafumi Sunaoshi
    • Daisuke Kano
    • Eriko Sugiyama
    • Misaki Shite
    • Ryouta Haga
    • Yoshiya Fukamizu
    • Toshiyuki Fujita
    • Satoshi Kagayama
    • Rumiko Hasegawa
    • Yoshinori Shirai
    • Yasufumi Motoyoshi
    • Takao Sugiyama
    • Shigenori Yamamoto
    • Naoki Ishige
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    Affiliations: Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284‑0003, Japan, Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284‑0003, Japan, Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284‑0003, Japan, Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284‑0003, Japan, Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284‑0003, Japan, Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284‑0003, Japan, Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284‑0003, Japan
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Abstract

In a clinical setting, it is important to diagnose complications of acute cholecystitis accurately. Diffusion-weighted whole body imaging with background body signal suppression/T2‑weighted image fusion (DWIBS/T2) provides high signal intensity with a strong contrast against surrounding tissues in anatomical settings. In the present study, patients who were being treated for acute cholecystitis and underwent DWIBS/T2 in the National Hospital Organization Shimoshizu Hospital between December 2012 and August 2015 were enrolled. A total of 10 men and 4 women underwent DWIBS/T2. Records, including DWIBS/T2 and computed tomography (CT) imaging, were retrospectively analyzed for patients with acute cholecystitis. CT images revealed thickened gallbladder walls in patients with acute cholecystitis, and high signal intensity was observed in DWIBS/T2 images for the thickened gallbladder wall. Inflammation of the pericholecystic space and the liver resulted in high intensity signals with DWIBS/T2 imaging, whereas CT imaging revealed a low‑density area in the cholecystic space. Plain CT scanning identified a low‑density area in the liver, which became more obvious with contrast‑enhanced CT. DWIBS/T2 imaging showed the inflammation of the liver and pericholesyctic space as an area of high signal intensity. Detectability of inflammation of the pericholecystic space and the liver was the same for DWIBS/T2 and CT, which suggests that DWIBS/T2 has the same sensitivity as CT scanning for the diagnosis of complicated acute cholecystitis. However, the strong contrast shown by DWIBS/T2 allows for easier evaluation of acute cholecystitis than CT scanning.
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Tomizawa M, Shinozaki F, Tanaka S, Sunaoshi T, Kano D, Sugiyama E, Shite M, Haga R, Fukamizu Y, Fujita T, Fujita T, et al: Diagnosis of complications associated with acute cholecystitis using computed tomography and diffusion‑weighted imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion. Exp Ther Med 14: 743-747, 2017.
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Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Tanaka, S., Sunaoshi, T., Kano, D., Sugiyama, E. ... Ishige, N. (2017). Diagnosis of complications associated with acute cholecystitis using computed tomography and diffusion‑weighted imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 14, 743-747. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4567
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Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Tanaka, S., Sunaoshi, T., Kano, D., Sugiyama, E., Shite, M., Haga, R., Fukamizu, Y., Fujita, T., Kagayama, S., Hasegawa, R., Shirai, Y., Motoyoshi, Y., Sugiyama, T., Yamamoto, S., Ishige, N."Diagnosis of complications associated with acute cholecystitis using computed tomography and diffusion‑weighted imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14.1 (2017): 743-747.
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Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Tanaka, S., Sunaoshi, T., Kano, D., Sugiyama, E., Shite, M., Haga, R., Fukamizu, Y., Fujita, T., Kagayama, S., Hasegawa, R., Shirai, Y., Motoyoshi, Y., Sugiyama, T., Yamamoto, S., Ishige, N."Diagnosis of complications associated with acute cholecystitis using computed tomography and diffusion‑weighted imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14, no. 1 (2017): 743-747. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4567
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Tomizawa M, Shinozaki F, Tanaka S, Sunaoshi T, Kano D, Sugiyama E, Shite M, Haga R, Fukamizu Y, Fujita T, Fujita T, et al: Diagnosis of complications associated with acute cholecystitis using computed tomography and diffusion‑weighted imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion. Exp Ther Med 14: 743-747, 2017.
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Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Tanaka, S., Sunaoshi, T., Kano, D., Sugiyama, E. ... Ishige, N. (2017). Diagnosis of complications associated with acute cholecystitis using computed tomography and diffusion‑weighted imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 14, 743-747. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4567
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Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Tanaka, S., Sunaoshi, T., Kano, D., Sugiyama, E., Shite, M., Haga, R., Fukamizu, Y., Fujita, T., Kagayama, S., Hasegawa, R., Shirai, Y., Motoyoshi, Y., Sugiyama, T., Yamamoto, S., Ishige, N."Diagnosis of complications associated with acute cholecystitis using computed tomography and diffusion‑weighted imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14.1 (2017): 743-747.
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Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Tanaka, S., Sunaoshi, T., Kano, D., Sugiyama, E., Shite, M., Haga, R., Fukamizu, Y., Fujita, T., Kagayama, S., Hasegawa, R., Shirai, Y., Motoyoshi, Y., Sugiyama, T., Yamamoto, S., Ishige, N."Diagnosis of complications associated with acute cholecystitis using computed tomography and diffusion‑weighted imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14, no. 1 (2017): 743-747. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4567
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