Nuclear medicine dynamic investigations in the diagnosis of Budd-Chiari syndrome

Figure 1 Budd-Chiari syndrome with obstruction of the middle hepatic vein. A: Per-rectal portal scintigraphy; B: Liver angioscintigraphy; C: Liver scan.

Figure 2 Per-rectal portal scintigraphy in Budd-Chiari syndrome with obstruction of the middle hepatic vein. A: Curve on the territory drained by the middle hepatic vein; B: Caudate lobe curve; C: Left lobe curve; D: Curve on the territory drained by the right hepatic vein; E: Heart curve.

Figure 3 Budd-Chiari syndrome with old obstruction of the left hepatic vein and recent obstruction of the middle and right hepatic veins. A: Per-rectal portal scintigraphy; B: Liver angioscintigraphy; C: Liver scan.

Figure 4 Per-rectal portal scintigraphy in Budd-Chiari syndrome with old obstruction of the left hepatic vein and recent obstruction of the middle and right hepatic veins. A: Caudate lobe curve; B: Left lobe curve; C: Right lobe curve; D: Heart curve.

Figure 5 Budd-Chiari syndrome with old obstruction of the middle and right hepatic veins also followed by old obstruction of the left hepatic vein. A: Per-rectal portal scintigraphy; B: Liver angioscintigraphy; C: Liver scan.

Figure 6 Per-rectal portal scintigraphy in Budd-Chiari syndrome with old obstruction of the middle and right hepatic veins also followed by old obstruction of the left hepatic vein. A: Caudate lobe curve; B: Left lobe curve; C: Right lobe curve; D: Heart curve.

Figure 7 Per-rectal portal scintigraphy of a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome with old obstruction of the middle and right hepatic veins and recent obstruction of the left hepatic vein.

Figure 8 Per-rectal portal scintigraphy in Budd-Chiari syndrome with obstruction of the terminal part of the inferior vena cava. A: Left lobe curve; B: Right lobe curve; C: Heart curve.