Browsing by Author "Digdem Kuru Oz"

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    Evaluation of abdominal computed tomography findings in patients with COVID-19: a multicenter study
    (2023) Basak Gulpinar; Ayşe Erden; SEZER KULA; Aysegul Gursoy Coruh; Digdem Kuru Oz; Çağlar Uzun; Bumin Değirmenci; Fatih Alper; Sonay Aydin; SAFİYE GÜREL; bircan alan; Fatih Düzgün; gökhan pekindil; Bayram Kahraman; CANAN ALTAY; oğuz dicle; Ezgi Guler; mustafa harman; Nevin Aydın; onur solmaz; Leyla KARACA; Zeynep Maras Ozdemir; Merve Gulbiz Dagoglu Kartal; Görkem Durak; Yüksel BALCI; Kaan Esen; Baki Yağcı; Özlem Güngör; HATICE KELES; HASAN ERYESİL; funda barlik; Işıl Başara Akın; Ali Karaosmanoglu; Nevra Elmas; Huseyin Odaman; Ceyda Civan Kus; Mecit Kantarci; Mehmet Seker; irem işlek; Serdar Aslan; Cengiz Erol; yusuf can; Mustafa Nasuh Ozmen; GÜLŞEN YÜCEL OĞUZDOĞAN; Ahmet Yalcin; elif Gündoğdu; Aysegul Cansu; AHMET BURAK KALE; Elif Ofluoğlu Tuncer; FERHAT CAN PISKIN; Hale Çolakoğlu Er; Musturay Karcaaltincaba; Mehmet Ruhi Onur; yakup ozbay; Ilkay Idilman; Selma Uysal Ramadan; Ozgur Appak; Melahat Kul; Erdal Karavaş; akın levent; HAKAN ARTAS; Türkkan Kaygusuz; Mustafa Faraşat; Feramuz Apaydın; Meltem Nass Duce; Aysegul Sagir Kahraman; mesude tosun; Mehmet Selim Nural; ilkay Çamlıdağ; Mustafa arda Onar; KAAN BALLI; Cansu Öztürk; Duygu Herek; yasemin bilgili; Alper Göncüoğlu; Pelin Zeynep Bekin Sarıkaya; Barış Bakır
    PURPOSE To evaluate the frequency of abdominal computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and interrogate the relationship between abdominal CT findings and patient demographic features, clinical findings, and laboratory test results as well as the CT atherosclerosis score in the abdominal aorta. METHODS This study was designed as a multicenter retrospective study. The abdominal CT findings of 1.181 patients with positive abdominal symptoms from 26 tertiary medical centers with a positive polymerase chain-reaction test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 were reviewed. The frequency of ischemic and non-ischemic CT findings as well as the association between CT findings, clinical features, and abdominal aortic calcific atherosclerosis score (AA-CAS) were recorded. RESULTS Ischemic and non-ischemic abdominal CT findings were detected in 240 (20.3%) and 328 (27.7%) patients, respectively. In 147 patients (12.4%), intra-abdominal malignancy was present. The most frequent ischemic abdominal CT findings were bowel wall thickening (n = 120; 10.2%) and perivascular infiltration (n = 40; 3.4%). As for non-ischemic findings, colitis (n = 91; 7.7%) and small bowel inflammation (n = 73; 6.2%) constituted the most frequent disease processes. The duration of hospital stay was found to be higher in patients with abdominal CT findings than in patients without any positive findings (13.8 ± 13 vs. 10.4 ± 12.8 days, P < 0.001). The frequency of abdominal CT findings was significantly higher in patients who did not survive the infection than in patients who were discharged after recovery (41.7% vs. 27.4%, P < 0.001). Increased AA-CAS was found to be associated with a higher risk of ischemic conditions in abdominal CT examinations. CONCLUSION Abdominal symptoms in patients with COVID-19 are usually associated with positive CT findings. The presence of ischemic findings on CT correlates with poor COVID-19 outcomes. A high AA-CAS is associated with abdominal ischemic findings in patients with COVID-19.
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    Quantitative liver magnetic resonance imaging: correlation between conventional magnetic resonance imaging, laboratory values, and prognostic indices in Budd–Chiari syndrome
    (2023) Digdem Kuru Oz; MEHMET ADIGÜZEL; Ayşe Erden; FUNDA SEHER OZALP ATES
    PURPOSE In Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS), unevenly distributed parenchymal changes and perfusion abnormalities occur due to hepatic venous outflow obstruction. This study aimed to evaluate the changes in the liver parenchyma in BCS using the quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) techniques of MR elastography, T1 and T2 mapping, and diffusion imaging and correlate the quantitative MR parameters through biochemical results and prognostic indices. METHODS Fourteen patients with BCS (seven men and seven women) were examined retrospectively. Liver stiffness (kPa), T1 relaxation times (ms) were achieved using the modified Look–Locker inversion recovery (MOLLI) 3(2)3(2)5 sequence and B1-corrected variable flip angle methods, T2 relaxation times (ms), and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values (mm2/s) were measured using regions of interest placed in the same region in all quantitative methods. Measurements were repeated at the precontrast and postcontrast hepatobiliary phases. The reduction rate (RR; %) and adjusted postcontrast T1 (%) were calculated. The values obtained from different liver parenchyma areas (whole liver, caudate lobe, pathological T2 hyperintense tissue, and relatively preserved normal-appearing tissue) were compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to investigate the correlation between quantitative MR parameters and biochemical parameters/ prognostic scores (Child–Pugh score, Clichy score, and Rotterdam index). RESULTS The parenchymal stiffness and precontrast T1 values of the caudate lobe were significantly lower than those of the remainder of the parenchyma, whereas the adjusted postcontrast T1 percentages (MOLLI) were significantly higher (P ≤ 0.027). The parenchymal stiffness value, T1 and T2 values, percentages of RR (MOLLI), and adjusted postcontrast T1 values for the pathological tissue and relatively normal tissue were significantly different (P < 0.028). No significant difference was found in terms of ADC values between any of the distinct regions of the liver. A strong correlation was detected between the Child–Pugh score, Clichy score, and precontrast T1 values obtained through the MOLLI sequence (r = 0.867, P = 0.012, r = 0.821, P = 0.023, respectively). No correlation was found between the whole liver stiffness values and the laboratory parameters, fibrosis markers, prognostic indices, or MR parameters. A significant correlation was identified between creatinine levels and several T1 parameters and the T2 relaxation time (r ≥ 0.661, P ≤ 0.052). CONCLUSION Tissue stiffness and T1 relaxation values are high in the areas identified as fibrosis compared with those in the relatively preserved parenchyma. The T1 relaxation time can offer quantitative information for assessing segmental functional changes and prognosis in BCS.