Portal venous phase
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Baba Y, Murphy A, Haouimi A, et al. Portal venous phase. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91786
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Synonyms:
- Hepatic phase
- Late portal phase
- Portal venous phase (PVP)
The portal venous phase, also known as the late portal phase or hepatic phase, is a contrast-enhanced CT or MRI series that has the following characteristics:
- liver parenchyma is at its peak enhancement with a density >110 HU (an increase of at least 50 HU from the unenhanced baseline)1,2
- portal vein and hepatic veins are completely enhanced
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Technique
The acquisition time depends on the intravenous device (central or peripheral), the concentration of the contrast medium, and the injection rate.
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time from injection through an upper extremity vein: 70-90 seconds 3
- 70 seconds at an injection rate of 4 ml/s 4
- time from bolus tracking: 50-70 seconds
Clinical use
The portal venous phase offers the best hepatic enhancement for the detection of:
See also
References
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- 3.Mitsuzaki K, Yamashita Y, Ogata I, Nishiharu T, Urata J, Takahashi M. Multiple-phase helical CT of the liver for detecting small hepatomas in patients with liver cirrhosis: contrast-injection protocol and optimal timing. (1996) AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 167 (3): 753-7. doi:10.2214/ajr.167.3.8751695 - Pubmed
- 4. Monzawa S, Ichikawa T, Nakajima H, Kitanaka Y, Omata K, Araki T. Dynamic CT for detecting small hepatocellular carcinoma: usefulness of delayed phase imaging. (2007) AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 188 (1): 147-53. doi:10.2214/AJR.05.0512 - Pubmed
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