title: Magnetic resonance of the inferior vena cava.
abstract: MRI was performed in 54 patients with abnormalities of the inferior vena cava (IVC). These included 16 patients with extrinsic IVC compression, 32 patients with intrinsic IVC abnormalities, and 6 patients with IVC dilatation. All patients had spin-echo imaging, and 21 had MR angiography. While presaturated spin-echo images showed intrinsic lesions to advantage, collateral vessels were best appreciated with MR angiography. The IVC is well evaluated with MRI techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Colletti
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Oide
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Terk
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Boswell
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*