title: Early enhancement of tumor thrombus in the portal vein on two-phase helical CT.
abstract: We report a case of hepatocellular carcinoma with a portal vein thrombus that showed early arterial enhancement of dual-phase helical CT, which permitted a specific diagnosis of tumor portal venous thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Center for Health Sciences, 90095-1721, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed