title: Effects of portal-systemic shunt embolization on the basal ganglia: MRI.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oita Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiyosue
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Komatsu
mesh_terms: 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