Study on the features and classifications of the iliac vein compression by multi-planar reconstruction imaging with multi-slice spiral CT
Li Jiaying1, Sun Zhichao1,2, Xu Maosheng1,2, Chen Wujie1, Zhou Kefeng2, Chen Haibo2, Xu Zhichao2, Sun Shanglong2, Chen Gang2, Wang Shuting2
1First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China; 2Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, China
Abstract:Objective To study the features and classifications of iliac vein compression among population without lower extremity symptoms by multi-planner reconstruction (MPR) with multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT).Methods The imaging data of 200 asymptomatic individuals who underwent enhanced abdominal MSCT examination in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University from June to October in 2018 were collected based on retrospective cross-sectional method. There were 92 males and 108 females aged from 18 to 92 years. The type of iliac vein compression, the number of compression point, the site and incidence of maximum compression point were observed. The short diameter and area of the maximum compression of the iliac vein at the point where the iliac artery crossed, the area of the iliac vein proximal and that distal 1 cm to the maximum compression point, the range of compression, the angle between the common iliac vein and the inferior vena cava bilaterally and the stenosis rate of the iliac vein at the maximum compression point were measured. Statistical significance was tested by using Student's t-test, Rank sum test, Chi-square test on the SPSS 25.0 software. Analysis factors: (1) comparing the position and quantitative characteristics of left and right iliac vein compression; (2) the compression area and stenosis rate differences in age and gender of left and right common iliac vein; (3) the gender difference in the degree (≥25%, ≥50%), of left and right common iliac vein stenosis; (4) the basic features of iliac vein compression subtypes and quantitative features among them.Results (1) The site of maximum compression point included the left common iliac vein (LCIV)180 cases, the right common iliac vein (RCIV) 56 cases, the bifurcation of the inferior vena cava (IVC) 10 cases, the left external iliac vein (LEIV) 7 cases, the bifurcation of the left common iliac vein (LCIV) 3 cases and the right external iliac vein (REIV) 1 case. The incidence of LCIV compression (90.0%) was higher than the RCIV (28.0%), there was statistically significant difference(χ2=158.909, P<0.01); but there was no statistically significant difference between the age(χ2=0.058, P>0.05). There was no significant difference in the area and stenosis rate of left and right iliac vein compression (all P values>0.05). Based on the maximum compression point in the orthogonal cross-sectional plane, the left/right iliac vein of the short diameter, the range of compression, the angle between the left and right common iliac vein and IVC, the stenosis rates were (6.0±2.6) mm and (8.3±2.8) mm, (11.2±2.1) mm and (10.0±2.4) mm, 38.8°(20.2°) and 17.7°(9.2°), respectively, the differences were statistically significant (all P values<0.01). (2) Compared with the compression area and stenosis rate of left and right common iliac vein of different ages and genders, the compression area of females was smaller than that of males (P<0.05), and the stenosis rate was not statistically significant (P>0.05). (3)There was no significant gender difference in the degree (≥25% and ≥50%, respectively) of left and right common iliac vein stenosis (all P values>0.05). (4) The type of iliac vein compression could be classified into four classifications: typeⅠwas the left common iliac vein single compression (41/200), type Ⅱ was the left common iliac vein double compression (73/200), type Ⅲ was the both left and right common iliac vein compression (47/200), type Ⅳwas the other compression type (39/200). There was no statistically significant difference in age, gender and stenosis rate among different types (all P values>0.05), and the difference in the number of compression points was statistically significant (all P values<0.01).Conclusions To observe the iliac vein compression in asymptomatic patients under the multi-plane reconstruction of MSCT. It is found that the iliac vein is not fixed. The incidence of iliac vein compression in the left side is the highest, followed by that in the right side. The type of iliac vein compression could be divided into four classifications (Ⅰ-Ⅳtype), and the typeⅡdouble compression of left common iliac vein is the most common type. To provide help for early diagnosis of iliac vein compression syndrome and individualized treatment.
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Li Jiaying, Sun Zhichao, Xu Maosheng, Chen Wujie, Zhou Kefeng, Chen Haibo, Xu Zhichao, Sun Shanglong, Chen Gang, Wang Shuting. Study on the features and classifications of the iliac vein compression by multi-planar reconstruction imaging with multi-slice spiral CT. Chinese Journal of Anatomy and Clinics, 2020, 25(2): 109-115.
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