Imaging of the inferior vena cava with MDCT.
review · Level V
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Abstract
The purpose of this pictorial essay is to illustrate the role of MDCT in the diagnosis of disease processes affecting the inferior vena cava (IVC). High-speed MDCT has the potential to replace traditional imaging techniques in the evaluation of pathologic processes involving the IVC. The ability to acquire near-isotropic data allows high-quality reconstructions in the sagittal and coronal planes and thus overcomes one of the major limitations of CT in evaluating the IVC.
Medical subject headings
- Phlebography
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Vascular Diseases
- Vena Cava, Inferior