Budd-Chiari syndrome: spectrum of imaging findings

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Feb;188(2):W168-76. doi: 10.2214/AJR.05.0168.

Abstract

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

Conclusion: 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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Budd-Chiari Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Diagnostic Imaging / methods*
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'