Effects of portal-systemic shunt embolization on the basal ganglia: MRI.
We report MRI in a patient with portal-systemic encephalopathy, in which the high signal in the basal ganglia on T1-weighted images showed marked resolution after successful embolization of the intrahepatic portal-systemic venous shunt.
Matsumoto
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Department of Radiology, Oita Medical University, Japan.
Mori
H
H
Yoshioka
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K
Kiyosue
H
H
Komatsu
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D000368:Aged; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities