The liver has a complex vascular supply, which involves the inflow of oxygenated blood
through the hepatic artery (systemic circulation) and deoxygenated blood through the portal …

The liver is a unique organ as it receives afferent blood supply from the umbilical vein, portal
vein, and hepatic artery in the developing embryo but has only one efferent drainage …

Despite their relatively low prevalence, vascular diseases of the liver represent a significant
health problem in the field of liver disease. A common characteristic shared by many such …

Budd-Chiari syndrome is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by hepatic
venous outflow obstruction that involves one or more draining hepatic veins. Its occurrence …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of variant intrahepatic
portal vein anatomy detected on CT portography and to discuss surgical implications …

In this educational presentation, we offer an overview of acquired anomalies of the portal
venous system explored by biphasic helical CT and MRI. Portosystemic collateral vessels …

The hepatic venous system extends from the central veins of the hepatic lobule, up to the
hepatic vein ostia into the inferior vena cava (IVC). There are numerous hepatic veins. The …

To prevent and decrease procedural complications, it is important to identify variants of
hepatic vascular anatomy before interventional radiologic procedures, surgery, and liver …

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS), also known as hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction
includes a group of conditions characterized by obstruction to the outflow of blood from the …

The increased use of high-contrast volume, arterial-phase studies of the liver has
demonstrated the frequent occurrence of arterioportal shunts within both the cirrhotic and …