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Jaundice MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of jaundice caused by cirrhosis. Findings on MRI suggestive of cirrhosis include recanalized umbilical vein, dilated portal vein and/or splanchnic veins, esophageal varices, collaterals inside abdominal organ, splenomegaly, and ascites.
MRI
MRI
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- Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of cirrhosis in jaundice. Findings on MRI suggestive of cirrhosis include:[2][3][4][5]
- Cirrhotic liver, showing shrinkage and atrophy of liver
- Re-canalized umbilical vein—pathognomonic
- Dilated portal vein and/or splanchnic veins
- Esophageal varices
- Collaterals inside abdominal organ
- Splenomegaly
- Ascites
References
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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