Spectrum of congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava: Cross-sectional imaging findings

Radiographics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 639-652

  Bass, J Edward ^a,b   Redwine, Michael D ^a   Kramer, Larry A ^a   Huynh, Phan T ^a   Harris Jr , John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Hermann Imaging and Breast Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Renal veins, 966.134; Ureter, abnormalities, 82.1439; Veins, abnormalities, 569.159, 966.134, 982.131, 982.142; Venae cavae, abnormalities, 569.159, 982.131, 982.142

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; KIDNEY VEIN; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; RENAL VEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0034183722     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma09639     Document Type: Article

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