Figure 11. Arterial phase CT scan(a) in a 50-year-old man with liver cirrhosis demonstrating soft tissue density (arrows, a and b) surrounding the oesophagus (Oe), seen to represent enhancing tubular structures during the portal venous phase (b), characteristic of oesophageal varices. A = descending aorta, V = inferior vena cava, L = liver, S = stomach.