Visualization of Right Adrenal Vein in Non‐Contrast‐Enhanced MDCT and Its Guiding Role for Right Adrenal Venous Sampling

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the visualization of right adrenal vein (RAV) in non‐contrast‐enhanced multi‐detector computed tomography (MDCT) and its guiding role for right adrenal venous sampling (AVS) in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA). A total of 237 patients diagnosed with PA w...

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Main Authors: Hong‐liang Xiong, Li Du, Jiao Yang, Wei‐Tong Hu, Jia‐Bing Huang, Yun‐De Li, Xi Chen, Yi‐Fei Dong
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Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.14978
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author Hong‐liang Xiong
Li Du
Jiao Yang
Wei‐Tong Hu
Jia‐Bing Huang
Yun‐De Li
Xi Chen
Yi‐Fei Dong
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description ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the visualization of right adrenal vein (RAV) in non‐contrast‐enhanced multi‐detector computed tomography (MDCT) and its guiding role for right adrenal venous sampling (AVS) in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA). A total of 237 patients diagnosed with PA who underwent successful AVS procedures from January 2020 to March 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT image features of RAV included the degree of visualization and the position of RAV orifice. Subsequently, the concordance degree between RAV in non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT and AVS images was calculated to evaluate its guiding effect for right AVS. The visualization rate of RAV in non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT was 81.9% (n = 194), with 73.7% (n = 143) clearly displayed and 26.3% (n = 51) generally displayed. In 6.2% (n = 12) of patients who can display RAV, RAV formed a common trunk with the accessory hepatic vein and then merged into the inferior vena cava. Non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT revealed that RAV orifice was located between the 10th thoracic vertebra (T10) and the 1st lumbar vertebra (L1), with 85.1% (n = 165) located from the lower 1/3 of T11 to the lower 1/3 of T12. The concordance of imaging anatomy of RAV between non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT and AVS image was found to be at a high rate of 94.3% (n = 183). Non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT provides excellent visualization of RAV and clearly depicts its anatomical characteristics. Furthermore, RAV images obtained from non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT are highly consistent with those from AVS, indicating that interpretation of non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT before AVS can reduce the failure rate of RAV cannulation.
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spelling doaj-art-d194ad3bf1a441cbb10f0d33aa181d492025-01-31T05:38:37ZengWileyThe Journal of Clinical Hypertension1524-61751751-71762025-01-01271n/an/a10.1111/jch.14978Visualization of Right Adrenal Vein in Non‐Contrast‐Enhanced MDCT and Its Guiding Role for Right Adrenal Venous SamplingHong‐liang Xiong0Li Du1Jiao Yang2Wei‐Tong Hu3Jia‐Bing Huang4Yun‐De Li5Xi Chen6Yi‐Fei Dong7Department of Cardiology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang Donghu District P.R. ChinaDepartment of Radiology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang Donghu District P.R. ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang Donghu District P.R. ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang Donghu District P.R. ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang Donghu District P.R. ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang Donghu District P.R. ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang Donghu District P.R. ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang Donghu District P.R. ChinaABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the visualization of right adrenal vein (RAV) in non‐contrast‐enhanced multi‐detector computed tomography (MDCT) and its guiding role for right adrenal venous sampling (AVS) in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA). A total of 237 patients diagnosed with PA who underwent successful AVS procedures from January 2020 to March 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT image features of RAV included the degree of visualization and the position of RAV orifice. Subsequently, the concordance degree between RAV in non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT and AVS images was calculated to evaluate its guiding effect for right AVS. The visualization rate of RAV in non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT was 81.9% (n = 194), with 73.7% (n = 143) clearly displayed and 26.3% (n = 51) generally displayed. In 6.2% (n = 12) of patients who can display RAV, RAV formed a common trunk with the accessory hepatic vein and then merged into the inferior vena cava. Non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT revealed that RAV orifice was located between the 10th thoracic vertebra (T10) and the 1st lumbar vertebra (L1), with 85.1% (n = 165) located from the lower 1/3 of T11 to the lower 1/3 of T12. The concordance of imaging anatomy of RAV between non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT and AVS image was found to be at a high rate of 94.3% (n = 183). Non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT provides excellent visualization of RAV and clearly depicts its anatomical characteristics. Furthermore, RAV images obtained from non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT are highly consistent with those from AVS, indicating that interpretation of non‐contrast‐enhanced MDCT before AVS can reduce the failure rate of RAV cannulation.https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.14978adrenal venous samplingadrenal veinmulti‐detector computed tomographyprimary aldosteronism
spellingShingle Hong‐liang Xiong
Li Du
Jiao Yang
Wei‐Tong Hu
Jia‐Bing Huang
Yun‐De Li
Xi Chen
Yi‐Fei Dong
Visualization of Right Adrenal Vein in Non‐Contrast‐Enhanced MDCT and Its Guiding Role for Right Adrenal Venous Sampling
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
adrenal venous sampling
adrenal vein
multi‐detector computed tomography
primary aldosteronism
title Visualization of Right Adrenal Vein in Non‐Contrast‐Enhanced MDCT and Its Guiding Role for Right Adrenal Venous Sampling
title_full Visualization of Right Adrenal Vein in Non‐Contrast‐Enhanced MDCT and Its Guiding Role for Right Adrenal Venous Sampling
title_fullStr Visualization of Right Adrenal Vein in Non‐Contrast‐Enhanced MDCT and Its Guiding Role for Right Adrenal Venous Sampling
title_full_unstemmed Visualization of Right Adrenal Vein in Non‐Contrast‐Enhanced MDCT and Its Guiding Role for Right Adrenal Venous Sampling
title_short Visualization of Right Adrenal Vein in Non‐Contrast‐Enhanced MDCT and Its Guiding Role for Right Adrenal Venous Sampling
title_sort visualization of right adrenal vein in non contrast enhanced mdct and its guiding role for right adrenal venous sampling
topic adrenal venous sampling
adrenal vein
multi‐detector computed tomography
primary aldosteronism
url https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.14978
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