The portacaval space: CT with MR correlation. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava lies a small space that may be occupied by multiple anatomic structures including the caudate and papillary processes of the caudate lobe of the liver, portacaval lymph nodes, replaced or accessory right hepatic arteries, posterosuperior pancreaticoduodenal vessels, the cystic duct, and the epiploic foramen to the lesser sac. The sectional anatomy of these structures is illustrated in this paper with particular emphasis on the portacaval nodes. Unlike the adjacent celiac lymph nodes, portacaval nodes appear rectangular or elliptical on transverse sections and may measure up to 1.3 cm in anteroposterior dimension. They may mimic portions of the pancreas, liver, or biliary tract on sectional images.

publication date

  • August 1, 1985

Research

keywords

  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Neoplasms
  • Portal Vein
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vena Cava, Inferior

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0021948279

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1148/radiology.156.2.4011910

PubMed ID

  • 4011910

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 156

issue

  • 2