title: [Imaging diagnosis of Budd-Chiari syndrome: report of 24 cases].
abstract: In 24 patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome age 15-66, 19 were men, and 5 women. The patients experienced abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and ascites. Imaging examinations were carried out in all the patients (16 ultrasonography, 5 Doppler, 10 CT, 18 venography, and 4 MRI). Direct features of Budd-Chiari syndrome were striking reduction in caliber, complete absence or obstruction of hepatic veins, intrahepatic inferior vena cava, "comma-shaped" or curled-tubular intrahepatic collateral veins; indirect signs included hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and ascites, extrahepatic collateral veins. Ultrasonography,CT, MRI and venography were all useful in the diagnosis of patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome. It is suggested that ultrasonography is a non-invasive procedure and MRI is the best imaging procedure of choice in the evaluation of Budd-Chiari syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography