title: Hepatic vascular diseases: CT and MRI.
abstract: Continued development of CT and MRI techniques has allowed these modalities to detect most hepatic vascular diseases, often obviating more invasive tests. In this article, the techniques for hepatic vascular diagnosis are reviewed, with emphasis on spiral CT and two-dimensional MRI techniques, and then the major vascular diseases on which these two modalities have a significant diagnosing impact are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Nazarian
mesh_terms: D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging