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Imaging of the Inferior Vena Cava with MDCT

¹ Both authors: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe St., Nelson B176D, Baltimore, MD 21287.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to illustrate the role of MDCT in the diagnosis of disease processes affecting the inferior vena cava (IVC).

CONCLUSION. High-speed MDCT has the potential to replace traditional imaging techniques in the evaluation of pathologic processes involving the IVC. The ability to acquire near-isotropic data allows high-quality reconstructions in the sagittal and coronal planes and thus overcomes one of the major limitations of CT in evaluating the IVC.

Keywords: bland thrombus • Budd-Chiari syndrome • heart • inferior vena cava • leiomyosarcoma • MDCT • tumor thrombus • vascular imaging

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