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Measurement of the Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient and Transjugular Liver Biopsy
Published on: June 18, 2020
MR imaging findings in a patient with hepatic veno-occlusive disease
Ch Dumont1, M Lambert, B E Van Beers
1Department of General Internal Medicine, Université Catholique de Louvain, St-Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Abstract:
We report the MRI findings in a 31-year-old woman with veno-occlusive disease. MRI demonstrated patent hepatic veins and patchy signal enhancement of the liver after gadolinium chelate injection. This enhancement was compatible with sinusoidal congestion. The diagnosis of veno-occlusive disease was confirmed by histological examination of liver biopsy. The diagnosis of veno-occlusive disease should be evoked when patchy liver enhancement suggestive of sinusoidal congestion is observed in the absence of hepatic vein thrombosis and congestive heart failure.
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