MR imaging findings in a patient with hepatic veno-occlusive disease.
We report the MRI findings in a 31-year-old woman with veno-occlusive disease. MRI demonstrated patent hepatic veins and patchy signal enhancement of the liver after gadolinium chelate injection. This enhancement was compatible with sinusoidal congestion. The diagnosis of veno-occlusive disease was confirmed by histological examination of liver biopsy. The diagnosis of veno-occlusive disease should be evoked when patchy liver enhancement suggestive of sinusoidal congestion is observed in the absence of hepatic vein thrombosis and congestive heart failure.
Department of General Internal Medicine, Université Catholique de Louvain, St-Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Ch
Ch
Dumont
M
M
Lambert
B E
BE
Van Beers
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006504:Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*