Radionuclide, computed tomography, and digital imaging of duplicated inferior vena cava.
Duplication of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is not an uncommon vascular anomaly. We describe here the appearance of double IVC by radionuclide angiography, computed tomography (CT) scan, and digital angiography. It is important to confirm the presence of duplicated IVC, which is usually first seen on CT scan, because patients undergoing certain surgical procedures would be at greater risk for injury to the IVC as well as other complications.
Davis
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Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
Eckel
C G
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King
J N
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Waterman
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D011875:Radionuclide Angiography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*