The hepatic artery had an inner diameter of 7.9 mm, and blood flow was good. Blood perfusion in the hepatic vein and the inferior vena cava was also good.

The collapsibility of the inferior vena cava (IVC), in humans is an intravascular-volume status indicator. As intrathoracic pressure falls during inspiration, venous blood is pulled from the lower ...

The venous ligament corresponds to the drainage pathway for flow diverted from the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava via the ductus venosus. In adults, these ligaments are major anatomical ...

Recently, the FDA published warnings regarding adverse events with the use of inferior vena cava filters for the prevention of pulmonary embolus. The CTAF examines the evidence.

Hepatic steatosis is defined by an increased content of hepatocellular lipids (HCLs) and is frequently observed in insulin-resistant states including type 2 diabetes mellitus.

When designing a workout, it's important to move in all of the body's planes. What are they? Here's an anatomy primer to help.

Post-ADV imaging revealed enhanced visualization of blood vessels, with the left hepatic vein, inferior vena cava, and middle hepatic vein appearing distinctly compared to pre-ADV images. Additionally ...

Background A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a crucial intervention for cirrhotic patients to manage portal hypertension complications. While the conventional approach involves ...

Objective Non-selective β-blockers or endoscopic band ligation (EBL) are recommended for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in patients with oesophageal varices. Additional α-adrenergic blockade ...

Recently, extraction of blood vessels has aroused widespread interests in medical image analysis. In this work, to accelerate convergence speed and enhance the representation for discriminative ...

Absence of the inferior vena cava (IVC) shadow on the lateral chest film has been claimed to be an important feature of AC-IVC. Our findings, however, indicate that AC-IVC is frequently associated ...