title: Portal vein thrombosis: CT features.
abstract: There are many causative diseases to produced portal vein thrombosis (PVT) with the most common being liver cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma. Visualization of abnormalities associated with PVT is crucial to diagnosis and appropriate intervention. Dynamic contrast enhanced CT is the best means of diagnosis of PVT and evaluation of various causative diseases. The findings of PVT of the dynamic CT are filling defect partially or totally occluding the vessel lumen and rim enhancement of the vessel wall. Signs and symptoms of PVT may be subtle or nonspecific and overshadowed by the underlying illness. Radiologists should be aware of the clinical situations that predispose a patient to portal or mesenteric vein thrombosis.
authors: Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon Hospital, 1174 Jung-Dong Wonmi-Gu, Bucheon-Shi Kyungki-Do, South Korea. hklee@schbc.ac.kr
authors: Hae-Kyung
authors: HK
authors: Lee
authors: Seong Jin
authors: SJ
authors: Park
authors: Bum-Ha
authors: BH
authors: Yi
authors: Eun-Kyeong
authors: EK
authors: Yeon
authors: Jung Hoon
authors: JH
authors: Kim
authors: Hyun-Sook
authors: HS
authors: Hong
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011169:Portal Vein; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media