Imaging Flashcards
1
Q
How is the liver divided?
A
Hepatic vein splits vertically
Portal vein splits horizontally
2
Q
How does blood from liver reach heart?
A
Portal veins - hepatic veins - main hepatic vein - IVC - RHS of heart
3
Q
Causes of hepatic steatosis
A
Alcohol, diabetes, obesity, hypothyroidism
4
Q
What is steatosis?
A
Fat within liver
5
Q
causes of liver cirrhosis
A
Alcohol, hepatitis, Wilson’s
6
Q
What are the two types of jaundice and their causes?
A
Non-obstructive: prehepatic (haemolytic anaemia) and hepatic causes (cirrhosis/hepatitis)
Obstructive: post hepatic causes (stones, cancer)
7
Q
What is percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography?
A
needle inserted through skin into bile duct
Contrats material injected
Allows visualisation of vessels
