Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of spontaneous portosystemic collaterals.
Three patients, two of whom had histories of episodic hepatic encephalopathy, were shown by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to have occult spontaneous portosystemic shunts. The multiplanar imaging capabilities of MRI provided an optimal, noninvasive method of visualization of collateral anatomy in each case.
Rafal
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Department of Radiology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York.
Kosovsky
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Jennis
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Markisz
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D000368:Aged; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011168:Portal System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology