[Color Doppler flow image of Budd-Chiari syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the diagnostic value of color Doppler flow image (CDFI) for the diagnosis of Budd-Chiari syndrome (B-CS).


METHODS
CDFI findings of 35 patients with B-CS were retrospectively analyzed and compared with the findings of venography of inferior vena cava (IVC).


RESULTS
Thirty-four patients were diagnosed as B-CS by CDFI, while one patient with local tunica stenosis was misdiagnosed. The correct diagnostic rate was 97.1%. In the 34 patients, CDFI displayed stenosis or occlusion in the hepatic vein and IVC in 24 patients, IVC only in 8,and hepatic vein only in 2.


CONCLUSIONS
CDFI may be a principal non-invasive technique to diagnose B-CS.
Liao
Jin-Tang
JT
Department of Ultrasonography, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China. liaojintang@hotmail.com
Xiao
Ying
Y
Huang
Tie-Han
TH
Pan
Rui-Zhe
RZ
Wang
Shu-Chu
SC
Huang
Yuan-Jin
YJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*