TY - JOUR
T1 - Superior vena caval obstruction noted on hepatic flow study
AU - Walker, B. S.
AU - Simon, T. R.
PY - 1988/1/1
Y1 - 1988/1/1
N2 - Standard liver/spleen imaging procedures often include dynamic, flow, images of abdominal perfusion. These flow studies may help characterize focal defects found on delayed images. For example, malignant lesions, especially hepatomas, may have rapid flow compared with that of the remainder of the liver. Other lesions, such as cysts, infarctions, and abscesses, will frequently exhibit decreased flow. However, extrahepatic abnormalities, such as the obstructed superior vena cava (SVC) presented here, may also be demonstrated. Additional extrahepatic abnormalities that have been described include pericardial effusions, aortic aneurysms, gastrointestinal bleeding, and others.
AB - Standard liver/spleen imaging procedures often include dynamic, flow, images of abdominal perfusion. These flow studies may help characterize focal defects found on delayed images. For example, malignant lesions, especially hepatomas, may have rapid flow compared with that of the remainder of the liver. Other lesions, such as cysts, infarctions, and abscesses, will frequently exhibit decreased flow. However, extrahepatic abnormalities, such as the obstructed superior vena cava (SVC) presented here, may also be demonstrated. Additional extrahepatic abnormalities that have been described include pericardial effusions, aortic aneurysms, gastrointestinal bleeding, and others.
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U2 - 10.1097/00003072-198805000-00018
DO - 10.1097/00003072-198805000-00018
M3 - Article
C2 - 3390985
AN - SCOPUS:0023894626
SN - 0363-9762
VL - 13
SP - 369
EP - 370
JO - Clinical nuclear medicine
JF - Clinical nuclear medicine
IS - 5
ER -