Sonography of the caudate vein: value in diagnosing XXXX .

@entity1 @entity82 @entity409 @entity3181
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of sonography in measuring the caudate vein and lobe when diagnosing @entity3181 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our study included a group of 16 @entity1 with @entity3181 . We compared this @entity1 group with a control group of 40 @entity1 with @entity82 and 66 healthy subjects without @entity409 . On sonography, we measured the diameter of the caudate lobe and the presence and diameter of the caudate vein. These measurements were then compared for both groups. RESULTS: In half of the @entity1 with @entity3181 , sonography showed a visible caudate vein (3-21 mm; mean, 7.3 mm; median, 4.6 mm). However, in the control group, spontaneous visualization was seen in only eight (7.5%) of 106 subjects, none of whom had @entity82 . The caudate lobe was larger in @entity1 with @entity82 than in healthy subjects. Likewise, in @entity1 with @entity3181 , the caudate lobe was larger than that in @entity1 with @entity82 . CONCLUSION: When sonography reveals a caudate vein equal to or larger than 3 mm in diameter in the appropriate clinical setting, one should strongly suspect @entity3181 .
