The CT Quadrate lobe hot spot sign

Intense enhancement of the quadrate lobe in the arterial phase may be seen on computed tomography in patients of superior vena cava syndrome. We present this imaging finding in a case of lymphoma causing superior vena cava syndrome and discuss the physiological cause and importance of this sign.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vivek Virmani, Anupam Lai, Chirag K. Ahuja, Niranjan Khandelwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
CT
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119316412