Published May 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

A rare intrahepatic portacaval tubular shunt in a patient with spastic paraparesis

  • 1. Ankara State Hospital, Ankara, (Turkey). Department of Radiology
  • 2. Bayindir Tip Hospital, Ankara, (Turkey). Department of Radiology
  • 3. Ankara Oncology Center, Ankara, (Turkey). Department of Radiology

Description

Being a non-invasive and less costly method of imaging, colour Doppler with spectral analysis has an ever-increasing role in the diagnosis and follow-up of portosystemic collaterals in chronic liver disease. A case is presented a case with characteristic cranial MR and CT findings of portosystemic encephalopathy and an intrahepatic portacaval shunt demonstrated with colour Doppler and abdominal MR imaging

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Australasian Radiology
Journal Volume
41
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 181-184.
ISSN
0004-8461
CODEN
AURDAW

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