Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 819-823, July 2008

MDCT of inferior mesenteric vein: normal anatomy and pathology

Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Received 19 June 2007; received in revised form 4 September 2007; accepted 11 September 2007.

Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is a useful technique for imaging the inferior mesenteric vein. The aim of the present review was to discuss the normal anatomy and the pathologies of the inferior mesenteric vein, including partial or total thrombosis secondary to inflammation (pyophlebitis) and malignancy, occlusion, dilatation and reversed flow, which are rarely encountered. Optimal reconstruction techniques are also discussed. The pathologies of the inferior mesenteric vein can be clearly demonstrated using MDCT using curved-planar reformatted multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) and minimum intensity projection (MIP) images.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00414-X

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2007.09.001

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 819-823, July 2008

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