Items tagged “liver”
244 results found
Case
Focal fatty change
Published
24 Dec 2009
77% complete
MRI
Article
Hepatic attenuation on CT
Hepatic attenuation on CT, reflected by Hounsfield values, depends on a combination of factors including the presence or absence, as well as the phase, of IV contrast administration.
Allowing for all these factors, the mean unenhanced attenuation value is around 55 HU 4.
Pathology
Several int...
Case
Hepatic peliosis
Published
04 Jan 2010
77% complete
MRI
Article
Hepatic peliosis
Hepatic peliosis is a rare benign vascular condition characterized by dilatation of sinusoidal blood-filled spaces within the liver. There may be involvement of other organs, most commonly the spleen and bone marrow. It can be seen in a variety of settings and is important as appearances may mim...
Article
Cavernous transformation of the portal vein
Cavernous transformation of the portal vein is a sequela of portal vein thrombosis and is the replacement of the normal single channel portal vein with numerous tortuous venous channels.
For a discussion of demographics and presentation, please refer to the article on portal vein thrombosis.
P...
Article
Hypertrophy of the caudate lobe
Hypertrophy of the caudate lobe is seen in a number of conditions, including:
cirrhosis: most common
Budd-Chiari syndrome
primary sclerosing cholangitis (end stage)
congenital hepatic fibrosis
cavernous transformation of the portal vein
Radiographic features
The caudate-right lobe ratio m...
Article
Hepatopetal
Hepatopetal denotes flow of blood towards the liver, which is the normal direction of blood flow through the portal vein. The term is typically used when discussing the portal vein or recanalized vein of the ligamentum teres in patients with suspected portal hypertension.
It is the opposite of ...
Article
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS or TIPSS) is a treatment for portal hypertension in which direct communication is formed between a hepatic vein and a branch of the portal vein, thus allowing some proportion of portal flow to bypass the liver. The target portosystemic gradient...
Case
Cirrhosis and ascites
Published
06 Jan 2010
59% complete
CT
Article
Caudate–right lobe ratio
The caudate-right lobe ratio (C/RL) is used in the assessment of the liver, usually in the setting of cirrhosis, where there is atrophy of the right lobe with hypertrophy of the caudate lobe.
Method
image level: axial slice immediately below the bifurcation of the main portal vein
line 1: pa...
Case
Cholangiocarcinoma - hilar
Published
12 Jan 2010
69% complete
MRI
DSA (angiography)
Case
Diffuse hepatic steatosis
Published
15 Jan 2010
44% complete
Ultrasound
Case
Liver hemangioma
Published
16 Jan 2010
53% complete
MRI
Case
Hydatid cyst
Published
18 Jan 2010
87% complete
Ultrasound
CT
Case
Infantile hepatic hemangioma
Published
20 Jan 2010
74% complete
X-ray
CT
Ultrasound
Article
Hepatoblastoma
Hepatoblastoma is the most common primary malignant liver tumor in children under four years of age who usually present with painless abdominal mass and raised AFP. It is a tumor of embryonic origin.
Epidemiology
Most cases are seen during the first 18 months of life and diagnosis in adulthood...
Case
Hepatocellular carcinoma (gross pathology)
Published
04 Feb 2010
91% complete
Pathology
Case
Hepatocellular carcinoma with peritoneal metastasis
Published
21 Feb 2010
62% complete
CT
Case
Gallbladder carcinoma
Published
22 Feb 2010
62% complete
CT
Ultrasound
Case
Ruptured ovarian teratoma
Published
25 Feb 2010
59% complete
CT
Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.