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Embryologicalic collateral venous channel on radionuclide liver/spleen study

Journal Article · · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.141.1.45· OSTI ID:5551090
Obstruction of normal venous portal blood flow generally results in collateral circulation. The obstruction may be intrinsic t the vasculature (e.g., hepatic vein thrombosis, vascular anomalies) or it may be extravascular (e.g., cirrhosis, hepatic masses) and may effect blood flow by deforming and compressing the intrahepatic or splenoportal axis vessels. A technetium-99m sulfur colloid liver/spleen study demonstrates what is thought to be a functional paraumbilical or umbilical vein in a cirrhotic patient with portal hypertension.
Research Organization:
Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham, NC
OSTI ID:
5551090
Journal Information:
AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 141:1; ISSN AAJRD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English