title: Focal enhancement of the liver on CT: a sign of SVC obstruction.
abstract: We describe a case in which a focus of intense contrast enhancement within the anterior aspect of the medial segment of the left lobe of the liver was detected on abdominal CT. This led to the diagnosis of clinically unsuspected superior vena cava obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Newark, NJ 07103.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Maldjian
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Obolevich
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed