Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in establishing a venous pressure gradient in a patient with possible nutcracker syndrome.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2016
Abstract
Nutcracker syndrome is characterized by abnormal acute angulation of the superior mesenteric artery origin from the aorta, with resulting compression and hypertension of the crossing left renal vein. The radiologic studies used in diagnosis are typically limited to standard cross-sectional anatomic imaging with computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, with occasional use of Doppler ultrasound imaging for hemodynamic quantification. The standard for acquiring anatomic and physiologic information continues to be invasive venography. We describe the successful novel application of phase-encoded magnetic resonance imaging as a noninvasive method for acquiring anatomic and hemodynamic data in a case of possible nutcracker syndrome in a young patient.
Volume
2
Issue
3
First Page
80
Last Page
83
ISSN
2468-4287
Published In/Presented At
Goldberg, A., Halandras, P. M., Shea, S., & Cho, J. S. (2016). Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in establishing a venous pressure gradient in a patient with possible nutcracker syndrome. Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques, 2(3), 80–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.03.006
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
38827195
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article
