[Color-coded doppler sonographic demonstration of intrahepatic venous collaterals in Budd-Chiari syndrome].
By means of colour Doppler ultrasound, veno-venous shunts were found in 3 cases, leading to the diagnosis of Budd-Chiari Syndrome. Pulsed and colour Doppler ultrasound showed a reduction in venous blood flow and the reversal of blood flow in the venous collaterals. Venous spectral Doppler wave forms in the veno-venous shunts were flattened and aphasic in all cases. Sonographic findings were confirmed by cavography. Our cases show that pulsed and colour Doppler ultrasound are a valuable tool in the initial diagnosis of veno-venous shunts associated with Budd-Chiari Syndrome.
Abteilung für Radiodiagnostik I an der Universitätsklinik Innsbruck. Iris.Steingruber@uibk.ac.at
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D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color