Case report. Budd-Chiari syndrome.
A ratio between the respective sizes of the caudate and the right hepatic lobes has been described as an adjunct to diagnosing cirrhosis. A case of Budd-Chiari syndrome is reported that shows that this ratio may also be indicative of this condition and is not entirely specific for cirrhosis.
D000368:Aged; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography