Diffuse involvement of the liver with neoplastic processes can present a diagnostic dilemma. We present the case of a diffusely infiltrative neuroendocrine tumor (NET) that mimicked Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS), not previously described in the literature. Histological evaluation can be limited without well-defined margins. Only one of two biopsies revealed a NET. A diagnosis of BCS was first cons...

A retrospective study of patients who had undergone venography for suspected deep venous thrombosis during a six month period was undertaken to assess the influence of the examination on the subsequent management. Of these patients 38.6% had evidence of thrombus confirmed by the examination. This figure is comparable with other published results and did not bear out the impression that too many...

Introduction Susceptibility Weighted Imaging (SWI) method is commonly used for Magnetic Resonance (MR) venography. The difference between SWI and conventional GRE imaging is that phase information of signal is incorporated to enhance contrast of image. The phase can provide excellent contrast between venous blood vessels and other tissues with susceptibilities that are different from the backgr...

In order to establish the diagnosis of hepatic tumors, hepatic venography was performed in 9 cases of primary hepatic tumors and in 17 cases of metastatic hepatic tumors. The deformity of the hepatic veins due to compression by tumors was observed in 42 per cent of the cases. Pathological anastomoses between the hepatic veins were seen in 41 per cent of the cases of metastatic tumors, but in no...