title: MR-angiographic diagnosis of an aberrant retroaortic left renal vein and review of the literature.
abstract: MR-angiography is suitable for depiction of developmental vascular anomalies such as an aberrant left renal vein. We report MRA findings of one case of a retroaortic left renal vein and the review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, DOS-Friesach, St Veiterstrasse 12, 9360 Friesach, Austria. krausg@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Guenther J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kraus
authors.forename: Harald G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Goerzer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media