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Applications of 256-Slice, Spiral Computed Tomography Perfusion Scanning in Limb Salvage After High-Voltage Electrical Injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2017

Pengcheng Ma ,
Yong Sun ,
Xintang Zhang ,
Hui Liu ,
Canli Liu  and
Jing Zhao
Pengcheng Ma
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Yan’an Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, China
Yong Sun*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
Xintang Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Yan’an Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, China
Hui Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Yan’an Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, China
Canli Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
Jing Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Shanxi Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Taiyuan, China
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Yong Sun, Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan 650000, China (e-mail: pcmdoc@126.com).
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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the applications of intelligent 256-slice computed tomography (iCT) perfusion imaging in high-voltage electrical injuries (HVEIs).

Methods

256-slice iCT was used to perform perfusion scanning for 48 patients with HVEI to detect the perfusion parameters.

Results

The blood flow (BF) and peak enhancement intensity (PEI) values of the plane lower than the amputation level of the diseased side (ALD) were smaller than those of the corresponding healthy side (P<0.05); therefore, the differences were statistically significant. The BF value of the plane beyond the ALD was bigger than that of the ALD (t=2.99 and P=0.042); therefore, the difference was statistically significant. The BF, PEI, and blood volume values of the plane below the ALD were smaller than those of the ALD (P<0.05); therefore, the differences were statistically significant.

Conclusions

The technique of 256-slice iCT perfusion imaging could provide richer and more comprehensive imaging data for the clinical treatment of HVEIs, thus exhibiting its benefit in reducing the disability of patients with HVEIs. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;12:478–485)

Keywords

computed tomographyhigh voltage burnsamputation
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , August 2018 , pp. 478 - 485
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2017 

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