Liver Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 15, 2003; 9(11): 2455-2459
Published online Nov 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i11.2455
Table 1 MDCT findings of earlier enhancement and stronger opacification of portal veins and hepatic veins and their relations with shunting types and degrees of HAVS
MDCT findingsShunting patterns
Shunting degrees
CentralPeripheralMixedSevereModerateMild
Earlier enhancement of MPT and/or the first order branches than that of SMV or SV3001a3100
Stronger opacification of MPT and/or the first order branches than that of SMV or SV18001170
Earlier enhancement of the second order and smaller branches of PV than that of MPT040004
Stronger opacification of the second order and smaller branches of PV than that of MPT030003
Earlier enhancement and stronger opacification of HV, approaching density of enhanced aorta1b001b00