Initial imaging analysis of Budd-Chiari syndrome in Henan province of China: most cases have combined inferior vena cava and hepatic veins involvement.

AIM: To evaluate the type of venous involvement in Chinese Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) patients and the relative diagnostic accuracy of the different imaging modalities. METHODS: Using digital subtraction angiography (DSA) as a reference standard, color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS), computed tomography...

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Main Authors: Pengli Zhou, Jianzhuang Ren, Xinwei Han, Gang Wu, Wenguang Zhang, Pengxu Ding, Yonghua Bi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3885682?pdf=render