Diagnostic Accuracy of Color Doppler Ultrasound in Detecting Portal Vein Thrombosis in Patients Having Hepatocellular Carcinoma Due to Chronic Hepatitis C Keep Triphasic CT as Gold Standard
Cross-sectional study evaluates diagnostic accuracy of color doppler ultrasound for portal vein thrombosis, indicating its effectiveness against triphasic CT.
Key Points
Color doppler ultrasound showed a diagnostic accuracy of 91.92% for detecting portal vein thrombosis.
Sensitivity was found to be 92.12%, while specificity reached 91.60%, demonstrating high reliability.
The study included 334 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma due to chronic hepatitis C over a six-month period.
Triphasic CT served as the gold standard for comparison, with color doppler ultrasound validating its use efficiently.