Timing of portovenous (hepatic) phase abdominal CT

While abdominal CT can be performed at a range of differing intravenous contrast phases, rarely is the portal venous (hepatic) phase omitted. During a recent period at our DGH department, 38% of all patients referred for CT scanning received a portovenous phase abdominal scan, making it one of the most common scans performed.

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