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Review
. 2024 May;62(3):543-557.
doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2023.12.003. Epub 2024 Feb 13.

Imaging of Visceral Vessels

Theodore T Pierce  1 , Vinay Prabhu  2 , Vinit Baliyan  3 , Sandeep Hedgire  3
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Review

Imaging of Visceral Vessels

Theodore T Pierce et al. Radiol Clin North Am. 2024 May.

Abstract

The visceral vasculature is inextricably intertwined with abdominopelvic disease staging, spread, and management in routine and emergent cases. Comprehensive evaluation requires specialized imaging techniques for abnormality detection and characterization. Vascular pathology is often encountered on nondedicated routine imaging examinations, which may obscure, mimic, or confound many vascular diagnoses. This review highlights normal arterial, portal venous, and systemic venous anatomy and clinically relevant variants; diagnostic pitfalls related to image-acquisition technique and disease mimics; and characteristics of common and rare vascular diseases to empower radiologists to confidently interpret the vascular findings and avoid misdiagnosis.

Keywords: Aneurysm; Artery; Malformations; Portal; Variant; Vasculitis; Vasculopathy; Vein.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure Dr T.T. Pierce discloses equity and a consultant agreement with AutonomUS Medical Technologies Inc.; ongoing research support from General Electric, United States, the US Department of Defense, United States, and the National Institutes of Health, United States; prior research support from the Society of Abdominal Radiology, United States and American Roentgen Ray Society, United States; honoraria from the Massachusetts Society of Radiologic Technologists and Zhejiang Medical Association; and royalties from Elsevier Inc. No funding was received to assist with the preparation of the article. Dr V. Prabhu, Dr V. Baliyan, and Dr S. Hedgire have nothing to disclose.

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