Portal hypertension MRI
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]
Overview
Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of portal hypertension. Findings on MRI suggestive of portal hypertension include re-canalized umbilical vein, dilated portal vein and/or splanchnic veins, esophageal varices, collaterals in any abdominal organ, splenomegaly, and ascites.
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- Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of portal hypertension. Findings on MRI suggestive of portal hypertension include:[2][3][4][5]
- Cirrhotic liver, as shrinkage and atrophy in liver
- Re-canalized umbilical vein—pathognomonic
- Dilated portal vein and/or splanchnic veins
- Esophageal varices
- Collaterals in any abdominal organ
- Splenomegaly
- Ascites
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Radiopaedia.org. From the case <“https://radiopaedia.org/cases/6002“>rID: 6002
- ↑ Procopet, Bogdan; Berzigotti, Annalisa (2017). “Diagnosis of cirrhosis and portal hypertension: imaging, non-invasive markers of fibrosis and liver biopsy”. Gastroenterology Report. 5 (2): 79–89. doi:10.1093/gastro/gox012. ISSN 2052-0034.
- ↑ Aagaard, J; Jensen, LI; Sorensen, TI; Christensen, U; Burcharth, F (1982). “Recanalized umbilical vein in portal hypertension”. American Journal of Roentgenology. 139 (6): 1107–1110. doi:10.2214/ajr.139.6.1107. ISSN 0361-803X.
- ↑ Cho, K C; Patel, Y D; Wachsberg, R H; Seeff, J (1995). “Varices in portal hypertension: evaluation with CT”. RadioGraphics. 15 (3): 609–622. doi:10.1148/radiographics.15.3.7624566. ISSN 0271-5333.
- ↑ Bandali, Murad Feroz; Mirakhur, Anirudh; Lee, Edward Wolfgang; Ferris, Mollie Clarke; Sadler, David James; Gray, Robin Ritchie; Wong, Jason Kam (2017). “Portal hypertension: Imaging of portosystemic collateral pathways and associated image-guided therapy”. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 23 (10): 1735. doi:10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1735. ISSN 1007-9327.
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