Altered flow dynamics of intravascular contrast material to the liver in superior vena cava syndrome: CT findings

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 146-150

  Baba, Y ^a   Miyazono, N ^a   Inoue, H ^a   Kanetsuki, I ^a   Niwatsukino, H ^a   Tanaka, D ^a   Nishi, H ^a   Nandate, T ^a   Ohkubo, K ^b   Nakajo, M ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Imakiire General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collateral; Computed tomography; Flow dynamics; Liver; Obstruction; Superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PORTAL VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 12944295352     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619910034     Document Type: Article

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