Budd-Chiari syndrome: spectrum of imaging findings.

Brancatelli, Giuseppe; Vilgrain, Valérie; Federle, Michael P; Hakime, Antoine; Lagalla, Roberto; Iannaccone, Riccardo; Valla, Dominique · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2007

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Abstract

The objective of our study was to illustrate the imaging findings of Budd-Chiari syndrome, including CT, MRI, sonographic, and angiographic findings. The key imaging findings in Budd-Chiari syndrome are occlusion of the hepatic veins, inferior vena cava, or both; caudate lobe enlargement; inhomogeneous liver enhancement; and the presence of intrahepatic collateral vessels and hypervascular nodules. Awareness of these findings is important for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

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