CT-maximum intensity projection is a clinically useful modality for the detection of gastric varices

Table 1 Clinical features

Case	Age	Gender	Etiology	GV	Child	HCC
1	59	M	HBV	Lg f F3	C	＋
2	69	F	AIH	Lg cf F2	B	-
3	56	F	ALC	Lg f F2	B	-
4	69	F	HCV	Lg f F3	B	-
5	53	F	AIH	Lg f F3	B	-
6	54	M	HCV	Lg f F2	B	＋
7	64	M	HCV	Lg cf F3	B	-
8	53	F	HCV	Lg cf F2	B	-
9	45	M	ALC	Lg f F3	B	-
10	50	M	ALC	Lg cf F3	B	-
11	56	F	ALC	Lg f F3	B	-
12	72	F	HCV	Lg c F3	B	-
13	65	M	HCV	Lg c F3	C	-
14	62	F	AIH	Lg f F2	B	-
15	72	M	HCV	Lg c F2	B	-
16	50	M	ALC	Lg cf F2	C	-

Table 2 Hemodynamics features of gastric varices

Case	Inflowing Vessels			Outflowing Vessels
	LGV	PGV	SGV	G-R shunt	PCPV	HAZV	LIPV
1	-	＋	-	＋	＋	-	＋
2.	-	-	＋	＋	-	-	＋
3	-	＋	＋	＋	-	-	＋
4	＋	＋	＋	＋	＋	-	＋
5	-	＋	＋	＋	-	-	＋
6	-	-	＋	＋	-	-	-
7	-	＋	＋	＋	＋	-	-
8	＋	＋	＋	＋	-	-	＋
9	-	＋	＋	＋	＋	＋	-
10	＋	＋	＋	＋	＋	＋	＋
11	-	＋	＋	＋	＋	＋	＋
12	-	＋	＋	＋	＋	-	-
13	＋	＋	＋	＋	＋	＋	＋
14	＋	-	-	＋	-	-	-
15	＋	-	-	＋	-	-	-
16	-	＋	＋	＋	＋	-	-

Pericardiophrenic V. (PCPV); hemiazygos V. (HAZV); Lt. inferior phrenic V. (LIPV); retroperitoneal V. (RPV) Lt. gastric V. (LGV); posterior gastric V. (PGV); short gastric V. (SGV)

Table 3 CT-MIP compared with conventional angiographic portography for inflowing vessels of gastric varices

Inflowing vessels	CT-MIP imaging	Conventional DSA
LGV	6	6
PGV	12	12
SGV	13	11

Lt. gastric V. (LGV); posterior gastric V. (PGV); short gastric V. (SGV)

Table 4 CT-MIP compared with conventional angiographic portography for outflowing vessels of gastric varices

Outflowing vessels	CT-MIP imaging	Conventional DSA
G-R shunt	16	16
PCPV	8	9
LIPV	8	9
HAZV	4	4

Pericardiophrenic V. (PCPV); hemiazygos V. (HAZV); Lt. inferior phrenic V. (LIPV); gastrorenal shunt (G-R shunt)