Identification of reversed portal flow on 4DCT and of factors contributing to reversed portal flow in patients with liver cirrhosis and portosystemic shunt before interventional radiology procedures.
Ken KageyamaAkira YamamotoAtsushi JogoEtsuji SohgawaShinichiro IzutaDaisuke HimotoAkihiko KakimiRyuichi KitaYukio MikiPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2022)
The reversed portal flow was visualized on 4DCT. Portosystemic shunt originating distant to the liver, worse albumin-bilirubin score, and small diameter of the main portal vein were factors contributing to reversed flow in the portal venous system.