title: Pseudothrombosis of the right ovarian vein. Pitfall of abdominal spiral CT.
abstract: We present the computed tomography (CT) findings of pseudothrombosis of the right ovarian vein. In two young multiparous women, pseudothrombosis was detected on early-phase spiral CT scans by the presence of retrograde flow of contrast medium down the left ovarian veins. Asymmetry of density seen in the ovarian veins in the early phase of spiral CT scanning related to reflux in the left ovarian vein should not be mistaken for right ovarian vein thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Jackson 39216, USA.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Cranston
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamrick-Turner
authors.forename: J U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Morano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*