Role of non-invasive imaging in budd-chiari syndrome

Background and Objectives: Symptoms of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) are often nonspecific or even absent; as a result radiographic imaging plays critical role in diagnosis. The diagnosis is profoundly dependent on modern radiological techniques, depending the detection thrombosis and/or stenosis hepatic veins upper portion inferior vena cava. This study was hence conducted to evaluate BCS.Materials Methods: prospective 40 patients diagnosed with BCS over period three years. Patients history frequent abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly, fever, encephalopathy variceal bleeding were included. All underwent tests like ultrasonography, computed tomography scan, magnetic resonance (MRI). Results: A total patients, an average age 35.13 ± 15.19 years, included our study. There no significant difference size liver spleen estimated by techniques; however, type margin better identified MRI. caudate lobe-to-right lobe ratio, distribution enhancement patterns, intrahepatic collaterals, cava parameters, ultrasonography spectral findings between modalities.MR venography found be at identifying different patterns right, middle left veins.Conclusions: Not only does MRI identify stages potential complications, these added advantage radiation exposure reproducibility findings.