MR angiography and dynamic flow evaluation of the portal venous system

Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA 02215.

We studied the value of MR angiographic techniques in imaging the portal venous system. Projection angiograms were created by postprocessing a series of two-dimensional, flow-compensated gradient-echo images. Flow velocity was determined by a bolus-tracking method with radiofrequency tagging and multiple data readout periods. Each image was acquired during a breath-hold. MR angiography was applied to six normal subjects and four patients with abnormal hemodynamics in the portal venous system. Flow velocity determined by MR was correlated with the results of duplex sonography. The main portal vein and intrahepatic branches were shown in all cases. Portosystemic collaterals were identified in all patients with portal hypertension. In normal subjects, peak flow velocities (17.9 +/- 2.8 cm/sec) on MR correlated well with values determined by duplex sonography (17.5 +/- 2.2 cm/sec) (r = .846, p less than .04). Reversed portal blood flow was shown in two patients. One patient with portal vein thrombosis had no evidence of flow by MR angiography. Our results indicate that MR angiography can provide a three-dimensional display of normal and abnormal vascular anatomy as well as functional information in the portal venous system.
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