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British Journal of Radiology 75 (2002),919-929 © 2002 The British Institute of Radiology

Pictorial review

Colour Doppler ultrasound flow patterns in the portal venous system

C Görg, MD, J Riera-Knorrenschild, MD and J Dietrich, MD

Department of Internal Medicine, Philipps-University, Baldingerstraße, 35043 Marburg, Germany

Doppler ultrasound is a well established method for assessment of the portal venous system to detect the direction of portal blood flow. It is helpful for non-invasive diagnosis of intra-abdominal portosystemic shunts, especially in patients with cirrhosis. Less attention has been paid to other influences on portal venous flow, e.g. tricuspid regurgitation, increased hepatic out-flow resistence, respiratory cycle. The aim of this pictorial review is to describe the spectrum of physiological and pathological Doppler ultrasound flow patterns in the portal venous system.






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