Budd-Chiari syndrome: spectrum of imaging findings.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of our study was to illustrate the imaging findings of Budd-Chiari syndrome, including CT, MRI, sonographic, and angiographic findings.


CONCLUSIONS
The key imaging findings in Budd-Chiari syndrome are occlusion of the hepatic veins, inferior vena cava, or both; caudate lobe enlargement; inhomogeneous liver enhancement; and the presence of intrahepatic collateral vessels and hypervascular nodules. Awareness of these findings is important for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
Brancatelli
Giuseppe
G
Sezione di Radiologia, Ospedale Specializzato in Gastroenterologia, Saverio de Bellis, IRCCS, Castellana Grotte, Italy. gbranca@yahoo.com
Vilgrain
Valérie
V
Federle
Michael P
MP
Hakime
Antoine
A
Lagalla
Roberto
R
Iannaccone
Riccardo
R
Valla
Dominique
D
D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'